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Hyginus also reports that "some authors" said that Amphiaraus was the son of Apollo. [8] Amphiaraus married Eriphyle, the sister of his cousin Adrastus (the grandson of Melampus' brother Bias), and by her was the father of two sons, Alcmaeon and Amphilochus. [9] From the geographer Pausanias, we hear of three daughters, Eurydice, Demonissa and ...
Eriphyle (/ ɛr ɪ ˈ f aɪ l iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἐριφύλη, romanized: Eriphúlē) was a figure in Greek mythology who, in exchange for the necklace of Harmonia (also called the necklace of Eriphyle) given to her by Polynices, persuaded her husband Amphiaraus to join the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. She was then slain by her ...
From Sthenelus the son of Capaneus, and comrade of Diomedes, we hear that at Thebes "of the seven gates", their fathers "perished through their own blind folly". [52] And finally in Book 14, we learn from Diomedes that Tydeus was buried at Thebes. [53] In Homer's Odyssey, we hear of a fifth champion, Amphiaraus betrayed by his wife Eriphyle. [54]
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton got groovy for her son Apollo’s 10th birthday party. Stefani, 54, showed off moments from the bash via her Instagram Story ...
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Astronaut Bill Anders, who orbited the moon aboard Apollo 8 in 1968, has died in a plane crash off the coast of Washington state. His photo 'Earthrise' captivated the world.
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[233] [234] Apollo's harmonious music delivered people from their pain, and hence, like Dionysus, he is also called the liberator. [158] The swans, which were considered to be the most musical among the birds, were believed to be the "singers of Apollo". They are Apollo's sacred birds and acted as his vehicle during his travel to Hyperborea. [158]