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πŸ‘€ Adrastos (Argive I)

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  • Information
    son of Talaos, one of Seven against Thebes
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223152
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/1726
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/wdx0qr6DRoynFlrzyiOU0Qi
    Gender
    Male
    Experiences
    Involved in athletic competition
    Death
    Death is narrated
    In the historical period
    Claimed as an ancestor
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Paltes father of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Lysimache (Argive) daughter of AbasπŸ‘€ Talaos son of Bias, father of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Lysianassa (Argive & Sicyonian) daughter of Polybos, wife of Talaos
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Deipyle daughter of Adrastos, wife of TydeusπŸ‘€ Aigialeia (Argive) daughter of Adrastos, wife of DiomedesπŸ‘€ Argeia (Argive) daughter of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Aigialeus (epigonos) son of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Cyanippos (Argive) Argive ruler, son (or brother) of Aigialeus
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Amphithea (Argive) daughter of Pronax
    Leader of
    πŸ‘₯ the Seven against Thebes who attack Thebes from Argos
    Belongs to
    πŸ‘₯ the Seven against Thebes who attack Thebes from Argos
    Eponym of
    πŸ›οΈ Spring Adrasteia (Argolid) spring at Nemea
    Ruler of
    🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese🌍 Sicyon (Argolid) city in the Argolid
    Creates
    πŸ›οΈ the Altar of Pan at Sicyon at Sicyon, near the Sanctuary of Hera, built by AdrastosπŸ›οΈ the Altar of Helios in Sicyon at Sicyon, near the Sanctuary of Hera, built by Adrastos🌍 the Sanctuary of Hera at Sicyon established by Adrastos
    Establishes games at
    🌍 Nemea (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Sicyon (Argolid) city in the Argolid
    Holds
    ⏳ the Funeral Games of Aigialeus held by Adrastos, probably at Thebes
    Dies at
    🌍 Megara (Argolid) city on the Attica-Argolid border
    Buried at
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Adrastos (Megara)
    Cult sites
    🌍 Colonos Hippios (Attica) hill in north Attica🌍 Megara (Argolid) city on the Attica-Argolid border
    Dwelling
    πŸ›οΈ the House of Adrastos (Argos) in Argos
    Animals
    πŸ‘€ Areion (horse) β€‚πŸ‘€ Cairos (horse)
    Weaponry
    🏺 the Shield of Adrastos
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Paltes father of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Agrios (Calydonian) son of PorthaonπŸ‘€ Tydeus one of the Seven against Thebes🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese🌍 Calydon (Aitolia) city in AitoliaπŸ‘€ Deipyle daughter of Adrastos, wife of TydeusπŸ‘₯ the Seven against Thebes who attack Thebes from ArgosπŸ‘€ Aigialeia (Argive) daughter of Adrastos, wife of DiomedesπŸ‘€ Aristomachos (Argive) son of TalaosπŸ‘€ Eriphyle wife of AmphiaraosπŸ‘€ Parthenopaios one of the Seven against ThebesπŸ‘€ Pronax son of TalaosπŸ‘€ Lysimache (Argive) daughter of AbasπŸ‘€ Mecisteus (Argive) son of TalaosπŸ‘€ Talaos son of Bias, father of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Amphithea (Argive) daughter of PronaxπŸ‘€ Argeia (Argive) daughter of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Cyanippos (Argive) Argive ruler, son (or brother) of AigialeusπŸ‘€ Aigialeus (epigonos) son of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Polyneices son of OedipusπŸ‘€ Amphiaraos prophet, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut, one of the Seven against ThebesπŸ‘€ Eteoclos (s. of Iphis)πŸ‘€ Laodocos (athlete) wins javelin contest at Nemea🌍 Nemea (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in BoiotiaπŸ›οΈ the Homoloidian Gates (Thebes) on the Walls of ThebesπŸ‘€ Areion (horse) immortal horse of AdrastosπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ›οΈ the Altar of Pity at Athens in the Agora of Athens🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese) region in PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Lycourgos (Argive) son of PronaxπŸ‘€ Polybos (Corinthian/Sicyonian) king of Corinth or Sicyon, adoptive father of Oidipous🌍 Sicyon (Argolid) city in the ArgolidπŸ‘€ Ianiscos ruler of Sicyon, descendant of Athenian Clytios🌍 the Sanctuary of Hera at Sicyon established by AdrastosπŸ›οΈ the Altar of Pan at Sicyon at Sicyon, near the Sanctuary of Hera, built by AdrastosπŸ›οΈ the Altar of Helios in Sicyon at Sicyon, near the Sanctuary of Hera, built by AdrastosπŸ‘€ Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of TheseusπŸ‘€ Oedipus son of Laios and Iocaste🌍 Colonos Hippios (Attica) hill in north AtticaπŸ›οΈ Spring Adrasteia (Argolid) spring at NemeaπŸ‘€ Creon (Theban) king of Thebes🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica⏳ the Funeral Games of Aigialeus held by Adrastos, probably at Thebes🌍 Megara (Argolid) city on the Attica-Argolid borderπŸ‘€ Cairos (horse) the second horse of Adrastos after AreionπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek heroπŸ‘€ Baton charioteer of AmphiaraosπŸ‘€ Capaneus one of the Seven against ThebesπŸ‘€ Hippomedon one of the Seven against Thebes🏺 the Chariot of AmphiaraosπŸ‘€ Alitherses (Argive?) one of the Seven in the statue group at Delphi🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in AtticaπŸ›οΈ the Tombs of the Seven against Thebes (Eleusis) along road from Eleusis to MegaraπŸ‘₯ the Epigonoi Sack Thebes in the generation after the SevenπŸ›οΈ the Seven Pyres (Thebes) where the bodies of the attackers are crematedπŸ‘€ Aithra (m. of Theseus) daughter of Pittheus, mother of TheseusπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Demeter at EleusisπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Eteocles (Theban) son of OedipousπŸ›οΈ the Spring of Ares (Thebes) variously located at ThebesπŸ›οΈ the Electran Gates (Thebes) on the Walls of Thebes🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes) river at Thebes🏺 the Club of Theseus originally belonging to PeriphetesπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Zethos and Amphion (Thebes) at ThebesπŸ‘€ Phorbas (Athenian II) captain of the Athenian cavalry in Euripides' Suppliant WomenπŸ‘€ Paralos (Attic) eponymous hero of AtticaπŸ‘€ Athena Olympian goddess🏺 the Tripod of HeraclesπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of the Daughters of Niobe (Thebes) at ThebesπŸ›οΈ the House of Adrastos (Argos) in ArgosπŸ›οΈ the Hebdomai Gates (Thebes) on the Walls of Thebes🌍 Harma (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🏺 the Chariot of Adrastos in which he flees from ThebesπŸ‘€ Thersandros (epigonos) son of Polyneices, one of the Epigonoi🌍 Acragas (Sicily) city in Sicily, now called Agrigento🌍 River Asopos (Sicyon) river near SicyonπŸ‘€ Alcmene mother of HeraclesπŸ‘€ Amphitryon mortal father of HeraclesπŸ‘€ Danae mother of PerseusπŸ‘€ Diomedes (Argive I) son of Tydeus, leader of the Argos contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Epaphos (s. of Io) son of Zeus and IoπŸ‘€ Perseus (Argive) Greek hero, slayer of MedousaπŸ‘€ Lynceus (Aigyptid) only surviving son of AigyptosπŸ‘€ Hypermnestra (Danaid) DanaidπŸ‘€ Lysianassa (Argive & Sicyonian) daughter of Polybos, wife of TalaosπŸ‘€ Thyestes (Mycenaean) son of Pelops🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🏺 the Necklace of Harmonia later of Eriphyle, given by the godsπŸ‘€ Olenias brother of Tydeus🌍 Aitolia region in mainland GreeceπŸ‘₯ the Sons of Agrios expel Tydeus from throne🏺 the Shield of Adrastos used in the attack on Thebes🏺 the Mixing Bowl of Adrastos dedicated at LindosπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Adrastos (Megara)
    Mentioned by
    βš’οΈ Lindian Chronicle (Nationalmuseet 7125; Trismegistos 817951; PHI 190693)πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.8.4-1.8.5πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.8.6πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.13πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.6.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.6.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.6.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.6.6-3.6.8πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.6.2-3.6.8πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.6.8-3.7.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.7.1πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.7.2πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 5.381-5.415πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 14.109-14.132πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 23.343-23.350πŸ“– Pausanias 9.4.2πŸ“– Pausanias 9.5.12-9.5.13πŸ“– Pausanias 9.5.13πŸ“– Pausanias 9.9.1-9.9.5πŸ“– Pausanias 3.18.12πŸ“– Pausanias 2.6.5-2.6.7πŸ“– Pausanias 2.11.1πŸ“– Pausanias 1.30.4πŸ“– Pausanias 2.15.3πŸ“– Pausanias 1.39.2πŸ“– Pausanias 9.19.2πŸ“– Pausanias 1.43.1πŸ“– Pausanias 1.44.4πŸ“– Pausanias 8.25.7-8.25.10πŸ“– Pausanias 8.25.9πŸ“– Pausanias 8.25.8-8.25.9πŸ“– Pausanias 10.10.3-10.10.4πŸ“– Pausanias 10.25.4-10.25.8πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 29.4-29.5πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 23.346πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 1-41πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 113-146πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 147-161πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 162-192πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 650-725πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 1183-1234πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 55-85πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 103-140πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 145-190πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 408-440πŸ“– Euripides, Phoenician Women 1085-1140πŸ“– Strabo 9.2.11πŸ“– Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 39-75πŸ“– Bacchylides, Odes 9πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 43πŸ“– Pindar, Olympian 2 35-47πŸ“– Pindar, Olympian 6 12-21πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 8 35-60πŸ“– Pindar, Nemean 8 40-51πŸ“– Pindar, Nemean 9 6-27πŸ“– Pindar, Nemean 10 1-18πŸ“– Pindar, Nemean 10 19-30πŸ“– Pindar, Isthmian 4 7-30πŸ“– Pindar, Isthmian 7 1-19πŸ“– Pausanias 2.6.6πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 2.569-2.580πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 4.376πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 5.412πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.65.1-4.65.9πŸ“– Strabo 10.2.25-10.2.26πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 14.119βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)πŸ“– Sophocles, Antigone 100-161πŸ“– Achaios FragTrag fr. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-Kannicht
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusD-Scholia, IliadEuripides, Suppliant WomenEuripides, Phoenician WomenStraboAeschylus, Seven Against ThebesBacchylides, OdesLucian, The DancePindar, Olympian 2Pindar, Olympian 6Pindar, Pythian 8Pindar, Nemean 8Pindar, Nemean 9Pindar, Nemean 10Pindar, Isthmian 4Pindar, Isthmian 7Diodoros, LibrarySophocles, AntigoneAchaios
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, Iliad ThebaidAntimachosPhilochoros of AthensEuripides, Suppliant WomenAeschylus, EleusiniansLycophron, AlexandraEphorosPherecydes of AthensHesiod, EhoiaiAriaithos of Tegea
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 23.343-23.350πŸ“– Thebaid fr. 6a Davies = fr. 11 WestπŸ“– Antimachos fr. 31 MatthewsπŸ“– Antimachos fr. 32 MatthewsπŸ“– Philochoros of Athens FGrHist 328 fr. 112πŸ“– Euripides, Suppliant Women 650-725πŸ“– Aeschylus, Eleusinians p. 18-19 NauckπŸ“– Thebaid fr. 6b, c Davies = fr. 11 WestπŸ“– Thebaid fr. 7 Davies = fr. 6 WestπŸ“– Philochoros of Athens FGrHist 328 fr. 113πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 592-632πŸ“– Ephoros FGrHist 70 fr. 123aπŸ“– Pherecydes of Athens fr. 122 FowlerπŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 135 MostπŸ“– Ariaithos of Tegea BNJ 316 fr. 5
    Depictions
    🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1654)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Sculptured Images on the Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)🎨 Statues of the Seven against Thebes in Delphi (Not Extant)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese
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