Polybus

[ pol-uh-buhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a Corinthian king who was the foster father of Oedipus.

Example Sentences

A messenger came from Corinth to announce to Oedipus the death of Polybus.

From Literature

“Ah, King, you were in error. You never had reason to fear—for you were not the son of Polybus. He brought you up as though you were his, but he took you from my hands.”

From Literature

He had left his home, Corinth, where he was held to be the son of the King, Polybus, and the reason for his self-exile was another Delphic oracle.

From Literature

He, too, like Laius, thought to make it impossible for the oracle to come true; he resolved never to see Polybus again.

From Literature

In Oedipus thought that Polybus was his father, the clause that Polybus was his father is a complement of the verb thought.

From Literature