Epigoni Flashcards
What sons of the seven…
Epigoni
All but what man left sons to avenge themselves against thebes?
Etoeclus
Who was the father of Aegialeus?
Adrastus
Who was the father of Cyanippus?
Adrastus
Who was the father of Alcmeon?
Amphiaraus
Who was the father of Amphilochus?
Amphiaraus
Who was the father of Sthenelus?
Capaneus
Who was the father of Polydorus?
Hippomedon
Who was the father of Euryalus?
Mecisteus
Who was the father of Promachus?
Parthenopaeus
Who was the father of Thersander?
Polyneices
Who was the father of Diomedes?
Tydeus
What did the delphic oracle prophesize about the epigoni?
If Alcmaon led them, they would be successful
During the march of the epigoni, who led the thebans?
Laodamas
What son of Eteocles…
Laodamas
Who killed Aegialeus?
Laodamas
What town did the thebans meet the epigoni?
Glisas
Who killed Laodamas?
Alcmeon
Who was the only of the epigoni to die?
Aegialieus
What theban seer…
teiresias
What did Teiresias advise the thebans against the epigoni?
to send a herald to surrender
What spring did the thebans stop at when escaping the epigoni?
telephusa
Who drank from the spring of Telethusa?
Teiresias
Who died from drinking out of the spring…
Teiresias
How did Teiresias die?
He drank from the spring of Telephusa
How long had Teiresias lived?
for seven generations
Who did the argives give thebes to?
Thersander
How did Adrastus die?
from grief for his son
Who became king of Argos after Cyanippus?
Sthenelus
Who killed Eriphyle?
Alcmaeon
Who was the leader of the epigoni?
Alcmaeon
Who was the rule of argos given to after Adrastus?
Cyanippus
