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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 ...
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 ...
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Blake Shelton is feeling warm and fuzzy about a recent fashion choice by Gwen Stefani's son, Apollo. The 9-year-old turned heads at his mom's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony last month in a blue ...
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]
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It tells the story of Alcmaeon killing his mother, Eriphyle, because she arranged for the death of his father Amphiaraus, whose murder is told in Thebaid. There is a lot of debate about whether to include the Alcmeonis in the epic cycle. However, Alcmaeon is an outstanding figure within the Theban saga. He is the son of Amphiaraus.