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The Seven against Thebes were seven champions in Greek mythology who made war on Thebes. [ 2 ] They were chosen by Adrastus, the king of Argos, to be the captains of an Argive army whose purpose was to restore Oedipus ' son Polynices to the Theban throne. Adrastus, although always the leader of the expedition against Thebes, was not always ...
- Aeschylus, Anthony Hecht, Helen H. Bacon
- 1908
It is the subject not only of the lost epic the Thebaid and of Aeschylus’s tragedy Seven Against Thebes but also of Euripides’ play Phoenician Women. Seven Against Thebes, in Greek mythology, the seven champions who were killed fighting against Thebes after the fall of Oedipus, the king of that city. The twins Eteocles and Polyneices, who ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
the powerful aid of the god of war. Long and strenuous was the contest that succeeded, each of the heroes. fiercely attacking the gate adjudged to him. But the gods were on the. side of the Thebans and every assault proved in vain. Parthenopaeus, one. of the seven, was killed by a stone, and another, Capaneus, while.
AESCHYLUS, SEVEN AGAINST THEBES. AESCHYLUS was a Greek tragedian who flourished in Athens in the early C5th B.C. Of the 76 plays he is known to have written only seven survive--1. The Persians, 2. Seven Against Thebes, 3. Suppliant Women, 4 - 6. The Oresteia Trilogy (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers or Choephori and The Eumenides), 7. Prometheus Bound.
May 25, 2018 · Seven Against Thebes. Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA) Seven Against Thebes is the third part of a trilogy written by one of the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Aeschylus in 467 BCE, winning first prize in competition at Dionysia. Unfortunately, only fragments of the first two plays, Laius and Oedipus and the accompanying satyr drama Sphinx remain.
- Donald L. Wasson
Aug 8, 1999 · The article explores the tale of the Seven Argive champions led by Adrastus in the battle against Thebes, detailing each hero's fate and the Theban defenders they faced. While Capaneus fell to Zeus's thunderbolt, Amphiarüs met his end as the earth swallowed him upon divine intervention.
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Plays / Aeschylus / Seven Against Thebes. The third play in a Theban trilogy dealing with the devastating effects of the curse of Oedipus, Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes was first performed in 467 BC at the City Dionysia where it won the first prize for tragedy. Featuring little to no action, the play mainly consists of dialogues between ...
