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Island of Love is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Morton DaCosta and written by David R. Schwartz. The film stars Robert Preston, Tony Randall, Giorgia Moll, Walter Matthau, Betty Bruce and Vassili Lambrinos. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 12, 1963. [1] [2]
The Seven against Thebes were seven champions in Greek mythology who made war on Thebes. [2] They were chosen by Adrastus, the king of Argos, to be the captains of an Argive army whose purpose was to restore Oedipus' son Polynices to the Theban throne. Adrastus, although always the leader of the expedition against Thebes, was not always counted ...
Mecisteus participated in the attack on the city of Thebes with the Seven against Thebes, along with his brother Adrastus.In Aeschylus' tragedy Seven Against Thebes, Mecisteus is not among the seven champions who attack the seven gates of Thebes.
In Greek mythology, the Epigoni or Epigonoi (/ ɪ ˈ p ɪ ɡ ə n aɪ /; from Ancient Greek: Ἐπίγονοι, meaning "offspring") are the sons of the Argive heroes, the Seven against Thebes, who had fought and been killed in the first Theban war, the subject of the Thebaid, in which Polynices and his allies attacked Thebes because Polynices' brother, Eteocles, refused to give up the throne ...
In Greek mythology, Megareus (/ ˌ m ɛ ɡ ə ˈ r eɪ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Μεγαρέας) or Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) was a warrior of Thebes, who figures in the war of the Seven against Thebes – the struggle between Eteocles and Polynices, the twin sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. He was known for his large stature, and ...
Together, these champions were known as the Seven against Thebes. The expedition proved to be a complete disaster, however, as all seven of the Argive champions were killed in the ensuing battle, except for Adrastus, who escaped thanks to his horse Arion, who was the fastest of all of his brethren. Diomedes' father, Tydeus, was among those who ...
The expedition failed and all the champions died except Adrastus, saved by his divine horse Arion. He went with the Epigoni, the sons of the Seven, in the successful second war against Thebes, and was said to have died on his way home. Adrastus is mentioned as early as Homer's Iliad, and his story was (presumably) told in the Cyclic Thebaid.
Five Minutes to Love: John Hayes: Rue McClanahan: Drama Headliner Productions Flaming Creatures: Jack Smith: Frances Francine, Mario Montez: Experimental: Flipper: James B. Clark: Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin: Family MGM. Based on the TV series Follow the Boys: Richard Thorpe: Connie Francis, Janis Paige, Paula Prentiss, Russ Tamblyn: Comedy ...