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- son of Oedipus
- Son of
- 👤 Euryganeia 👤 Iocaste 👤 Oedipus
- Father of
- 👤 Adrastos (Argive II) 👤 Thersandros (epigonos) 👤 Timeas
- Husband of
- 👤 Argeia (Argive)
- Has children with
- 👤 Argeia (Argive)
- Belongs to
- 👥 the Seven against Thebes
- Ruler of
- 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)
- Kills
- 👤 Eteocles (Theban)
- Dies at
- 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🏛️ the Dragging of Antigone (Thebes) 🏛️ the Electran Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Hebdomai Gates (Thebes)
- Killed by
- 👤 Eteocles (Theban)
- Buried at
- 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🏛️ the Tomb of Polyneices (Thebes)
- Buried by
- 👤 Antigone (Theban)
- Cult sites
- 🏛️ the Altar of Polyneices and Eteocles 🏛️ the Tomb of Eteocles (Thebes) 🏛️ the Tomb of Polyneices (Thebes)
- Weaponry
- 🏺 the Shield of Polyneices
- Depictions
- 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 Plataia (Boiotia) 🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus (Olympia) 🏛️ the Temple of Hera (Olympia) 💠 the Chest of Cypselos (Olympia) 🖌️ Attic Red-Figure Kalpis Hydria attributed to the Chrysis Painter (Nicholson NM54.3; Beazley 215339; LIMC Eriphyle I 17)🖌️ Etruscan Marble Cinerary Urn (Nicholson NMR.1018.1)🖌️ Etruscan Terracotta Cinerary Urn (Nicholson NMR.1020)🖌️ Wall paintings from Domus of the Gens Maxima, Pompeii (P-LOD r1-i9-p5-space-11)
- Related Entities
- 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) 🌍 Nemea (Argolid) 🌍 Plataia (Boiotia) 🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) 🌍 Sparta (Laconia) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)🌍 the Sanctuary of Ares and Aphrodite (Argolid) 🏛️ the Altar of Polyneices and Eteocles 🏛️ the Altar of Zeus Hyetios (Argos) 🏛️ the Crenidian Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Dragging of Antigone (Thebes) 🏛️ the Electran Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Hebdomai Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Homoloidian Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the House of Adrastos (Argos) 🏛️ the Hypsistan Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Oncaidian Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Pyre of Eteocles (Thebes) 🏛️ the Tomb of Eteocles (Thebes) 🏛️ the Tomb of Polyneices (Thebes) 🏛️ the Tomb of the Daughters of Niobe (Thebes) 🏛️ the Walls of Thebes (Boiotia) 🏺 the Chariot of Amphiaraos🏺 the Cup of Laios 🏺 the Necklace of Harmonia 🏺 the Robe of Harmonia 🏺 the Shield of Polyneices🏺 the Table of Cadmos 🏺 the Wooden Statue of Aphrodite 🏺 the Wooden Statue of Ares 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 👤 Adrastos (Argive II) 👤 Aigialeus (epigonos) 👤 Alcmaion (epigonos) 👤 Alitherses 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Amphilochos (epigonos) 👤 Antigone (Theban) 👤 Apollo 👤 Argeia (Argive) 👤 Astymedousa (w. of Oidipous) 👤 Baton 👤 Capaneus 👤 Creon (Theban) 👤 Deipyle 👤 Diomedes (Argive) 👤 Eriphyle 👤 Eteocles (Theban) 👤 Eteoclos 👤 Euryganeia 👤 Hera 👤 Hippomedon 👤 Iocaste 👤 Iphis (Argive) 👤 Ismene (d. of Oedipus) 👤 Ker 👤 Laodocos (athlete) 👤 Mecisteus (Argive) 👤 Melanippos (Theban) 👤 Oedipus 👤 Parthenopaios 👤 Polydoros (epigonos) 👤 Promachos (epigonos) 👤 Sthenelos (Argive) 👤 Teiresias 👤 Thersandros (epigonos) 👤 Theseus 👤 Timeas 👤 Tydeus 👤 Zeus 👥 the Defenders of Thebes against the Seven 👥 the Erinyes 👥 the Seven against Thebes 💠 the Chest of Cypselos (Olympia)
- Appears in
- 📜 Cypria Argumentum 7 West📜 Oedipodia fr. 2 Davies📜 Thebaid fr. 2 Davies📜 Thebaid fr. 3 Davies📜 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 1005-1040📜 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 568-625📜 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 631-675📜 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 742-790📜 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 792-830📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 3.17📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.8📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.9📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.1📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.2📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.2-3.6.8📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.4📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.6-3.6.8📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.8📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.1📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.2📜 Bacchylides, Odes 9📜 Corinna fr. 692 PMG📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 4.376📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 5.412📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1085-1140📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1264-1283📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1356-1403📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1404-1424📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1427-1459📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 145-190📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1480-1581📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1584-1763📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 408-440📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 55-85📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 588-622📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 690-747📜 Euripides, Phoenician Women 865-888📜 Euripides, Suppliant Women 1-41📜 Euripides, Suppliant Women 113-146📜 Euripides, Suppliant Women 147-161📜 Euripides, Suppliant Women 399-402📜 Euripides, Suppliant Women 925-940📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 117 Most📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 136 Most📜 Homer, Iliad 4.364-4.410📜 Lucian, A Slip of the Tongue in Greeting 2📜 Lucian, The Dance 43📜 Pausanias 10.10.3-10.10.4📜 Pausanias 2.19.8📜 Pausanias 2.20.5📜 Pausanias 2.25.1📜 Pausanias 4.3.3-4.3.5📜 Pausanias 4.8.8📜 Pausanias 5.14.4-5.14.10📜 Pausanias 5.19.1-5.19.6📜 Pausanias 7.3.1📜 Pausanias 9.18.3-9.18.4📜 Pausanias 9.25.1📜 Pausanias 9.25.2📜 Pausanias 9.5.10-9.5.11📜 Pausanias 9.5.12-9.5.13📜 Pausanias 9.8.7📜 Pindar, Olympian 2 35-47
- Mentioned in Text
- Cypria Oedipodia ThebaidAeschylus, Seven Against ThebesApollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryBacchylides, OdesCorinnaD-Scholia, IliadEuripides, Phoenician WomenEuripides, Suppliant WomenHesiod, EhoiaiHomer, IliadLucian, A Slip of the Tongue in GreetingLucian, The DancePausaniasPindar, Olympian 2