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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (I) > the Theban wars: the Seven against Thebes and the Epigoni > the Seven against Thebes: the first Theban war > the march on Thebes > the army at Nemea > on their return the Seven find the child Opheltes dead; they kill the snake (or dragon), bury Opheltes, and institute the Nemean games in the boy's honour

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94B1313on their return the Seven find the child Opheltes dead; they kill the snake (or dragon), bury Opheltes, and institute the Nemean games in the boy's honour  

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Subject

  • ancient history
  • army
  • baby
  • burial
  • classical antiquity
  • corpse
  • cycle
  • dragon
  • epic
  • games
  • Greek legend
  • hero
  • heroic legend
  • history
  • instituting
  • legend
  • mythology
  • Nemea
  • Nemean games
  • Opheltes
  • seven
  • snake
  • Theban war
  • Thebes
  • war

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  • 94B1313

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