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- son of Oedipous
- Son of
- 👤 Euryganeia 👤 Iocaste 👤 Oedipus
- Father of
- 👤 Laodamas (Theban)
- Leader of
- 👥 the Defenders of Thebes against the Seven
- Belongs to
- 👥 the Defenders of Thebes against the Seven
- Ruler of
- 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)
- Kills
- 👤 Polyneices
- Dies at
- 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🏛️ the Electran Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Dragging of Antigone (Thebes) 🏛️ the Hebdomai Gates (Thebes)
- Killed by
- 👤 Polyneices
- Buried at
- 🏛️ the Tomb of Eteocles (Thebes)
- Buried by
- 👤 Creon (Theban)
- Cult sites
- 🏛️ the Tomb of Polyneices (Thebes) 🏛️ the Tomb of Eteocles (Thebes) 🏛️ the Altar of Polyneices and Eteocles at Thebes
- Related Entities
- 👤 Amphiaraos 👤 Antigone (Theban) 👤 Ares 👤 Athena 👤 Baton 👤 Capaneus 👤 Creon (Theban) 👥 the Erinyes 👤 Eteoclos 👤 Euryganeia 👤 Ge (personification) 👤 Zeus 👤 Haimon (Theban) 👤 Hippomedon 👤 Iocaste 👤 Ismene (d. of Oedipus) 👤 Laodamas (Theban) 👤 Parthenopaios 👤 Polyneices 👤 Mecisteus (Argive) 👤 Melanippos (Theban) 👤 Teiresias 👤 Tydeus 👤 Oedipus 👤 Adrastos (Argive I) 🌍 Argos (city) 🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) 🌍 Thessaly 👥 the Seven against Thebes 👥 the Defenders of Thebes against the Seven 🏛️ the Walls of Thebes (Boiotia) 🏛️ the Homoloidian Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Proitidian Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Oncaidian Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Electran Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Tomb of Polyneices (Thebes) 👤 Polyphontes (Theban) 👤 Ker 👤 Phobos 🏛️ the Neistan Gates (Thebes) 🏛️ the Tomb of Eteocles (Thebes) 🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi 🏺 the Chariot of Amphiaraos 🏛️ the Dragging of Antigone (Thebes) 🏛️ the Pyre of Eteocles (Thebes) 🏺 the Cup of Laios 🏺 the Table of Cadmos 👤 Hyperbios (s. of Oinops) 👤 Actor (s. of Oinops) 🏺 the Shield of Hyperbios 🏛️ the Boreadian Gates (Thebes) 🏺 the Shield of Polyneices 👤 Lasthenes (Theban) 🏛️ the Altar of Polyneices and Eteocles at Thebes 👤 Enyo (war-goddess) 👤 Astymedousa (w. of Oidipous) 🏛️ the Hebdomai Gates (Thebes) 👤 Megareus (Theban)
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.8 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.5.9 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.8 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.1 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.7.3 📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 417-438 📖 Pausanias 1.39.2 📖 Pausanias 9.5.13 📖 Pausanias 9.10.3 📖 Pausanias 9.25.2 📖 Oedipodia fr. 2 Davies 📖 Thebaid fr. 2 Davies 📖 Thebaid fr. 3 Davies 📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 147-161 📖 Euripides, Suppliant Women 399-402 📖 Homer, Iliad 4.364-4.410 📖 Pausanias 9.5.10-9.5.11 📖 Pausanias 9.5.12-9.5.13 📖 Pausanias 9.8.5-9.8.7 📖 Pausanias 9.18.3-9.18.4 📖 Pausanias 5.19.1-5.19.6 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.6.6-3.6.8 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 55-85 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 408-440 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 588-622 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 690-747 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 748-780 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1356-1403 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1404-1424 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1427-1459 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1584-1763 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 1-35 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 39-75 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 181-205 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 264-285 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 369-421 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 422-451 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 457-480 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 486-520 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 526-560 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 568-625 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 631-675 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 742-790 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 792-830 📖 Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 1005-1040 📖 Diegeseis to Callimachus 5.18-24 Norsa & Vitelli = Aetia fr. 105a Harder 📖 Pindar, Olympian 2 35-47 📖 Corinna fr. 692 PMG 📖 Ion of Chios, Dithyrambs fr. 740 PMG 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 4.376 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 865-888 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1264-1283 📖 Euripides, Phoenician Women 1480-1581
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Library Thebaid Homer, Iliad Lycophron, Alexandra Oedipodia Pausanias Corinna Euripides, Suppliant Women Euripides, Phoenician Women Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes Pindar, Olympian 2 Ion of Chios, Dithyrambs D-Scholia, Iliad Diegeseis to Callimachus
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.271-11.280 📖 Oedipodia fr. 2 Davies 📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 105 Harder
- Depictions
- 🎨 Etruscan Terracotta Cinerary Urn (Nicholson NMR.1020) 🎨 Etruscan Marble Cinerary Urn (Nicholson NMR.1018.1) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Cubicoli Floreali I 9, 5, Pompeii (PALP r1-i9-p5-space-11) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling VII 6, 28, Pompeii (PALP r7-i6-p28-space-4)
- Reported depictions
- 🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205) 🎨 Wall Painting in the Temple of Athena Areia, Plataia, by Onasias (LIMC Eteokles 6)