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the Theban wars: the Seven against Thebes and the Epigoni
the Epigoni: the second Theban war
the sons of the seven heroes of the first Theban war, i.e. Aegialeus, Alcmaeon, Amphilochus (alternatively Polydorus or Euryalus), Diomedes, Promachus, Sthenelus and Thersander, decide to take up arms against Thebes
Eriphyle is bribed by Thersander, son of Polynices, with the magic robe formerly belonging to Harmonia, to induce her son Alcmaeon to go with the Epigoni
Preferred term
94B2111Alcmaeon assumes command of the army
Subject
- Aegialeus
- Alcmaeon
- Amphilochus
- ancient history
- army
- bribing
- classical antiquity
- commander
- cycle
- Diomedes (son of Tydeus)
- epic
- Epigoni
- Eriphyle
- Euryalus (hero second Theban war)
- Greek legend
- Harmonia's robe
- hero
- heroic legend
- history
- legend
- mythology
- persuading
- Polydorus (son of Hippomedon)
- Promachus
- Sthenelus
- Theban war
- Thebes
- Thersander
- war
Notation
- 94B2111
In other languages
URI
http://iconclass.org/94B2111
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