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👤 Capaneus

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Information
one of the Seven against Thebes
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q833806
Trismegistos
https://www.trismegistos.org/name/18660
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/ksWTKfxFTle6z8x1HVftMAI
Gender
Male
Death
ResurrectedDeath is narrated
Son of
👤 Hipponoos (Olenian) father of Capaneus
Father of
👤 Sthenelos (Argive) son of Capaneus, leader of the Argos contingent at Troy
Husband of
👤 Euadne (Argive II) wife of Capaneus
Belongs to
👥 the Seven against Thebes who attack Thebes from Argos
Dies at
🏛️ the Walls of Thebes (Boiotia) at Thebes🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🏛️ the Electran Gates (Thebes) on the Walls of Thebes
Killed by
👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus
Buried at
🏛️ the Tomb of Capaneus (Eleusis)
Buried by
👤 Theseus Athenian hero
Resurrected by
👤 Asclepios son of Apollo, god of healing
Weaponry
🏺 the Shield of Capaneus
Related entities
👤 Amphiaraos prophet, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut, one of the Seven against Thebes👤 Hippomedon one of the Seven against Thebes👤 Parthenopaios one of the Seven against Thebes👥 the Seven against Thebes who attack Thebes from Argos👤 Hipponoos (Olenian) father of Capaneus🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus🏛️ the Walls of Thebes (Boiotia) at Thebes👤 Euadne (Argive II) wife of Capaneus👤 Sthenelos (Argive) son of Capaneus, leader of the Argos contingent at Troy👤 Asclepios son of Apollo, god of healing👤 Lycourgos (Arcadian) son of Aleos, Arcadian🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🏛️ the Electran Gates (Thebes) on the Walls of Thebes👤 Iphis (Argive) son of Alector👤 Baton charioteer of Amphiaraos👤 Eteoclos (s. of Iphis)👤 Polyneices son of Oedipus👤 Tydeus one of the Seven against Thebes👤 Adrastos (Argive I) son of Talaos, one of Seven against Thebes🏺 the Chariot of Amphiaraos👤 Alitherses (Argive?) one of the Seven in the statue group at Delphi👤 Theseus Athenian hero🏛️ the Tomb of Capaneus (Eleusis)👤 Antigone (Theban) daughter of Oedipus👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Nemesis personification of retribution🏛️ the House of Cadmos (Thebes) royal palace on the citadel of Thebes👤 Eteocles (Theban) son of Oedipous👤 Polyphontes (Theban) son of Autophonos🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica👤 Themis Titan, personification of law🏛️ the Ogygian Gates (Thebes) on the Walls of Thebes🏺 the Shield of Capaneus
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.2-3.6.8📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.8📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.2📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.8📖 Homer, Iliad 2.559-2.568📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 417-438📖 Pausanias 9.8.7📖 Pausanias 2.18.5📖 Pausanias 8.46.2📖 Pausanias 10.10.3-10.10.4📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 494-510📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 925-940📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 980-1008📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 145-190📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1085-1140📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1141-1195📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 860-871📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 422-451📖 Lucian, The Dance 76📖 Diodoros, Library 4.65.1-4.65.9📖 Ovid, Ibis 469-470📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.394-9.449📖 Sophocles, Antigone 100-161📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 231-302📖 Pliny, Natural History 35.144📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.6-3.6.8
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasEuripides, Suppliant WomenEuripides, Phoenician WomenAeschylus, Seven Against ThebesLucian, The DanceDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisOvid, MetamorphosesSophocles, AntigoneEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisPliny, Natural History
Reported to be mentioned in text
Stesichoros
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Stesichoros fr. 194 Campbell
Reported depictions
🎨 Statues of the Seven against Thebes in Delphi (Not Extant)🎨 Painting of Capaneus by Tauriscos (LIMC Kapaneus 3)
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