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Megareus of Thebes

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Megareus (or Menoeceus) of Thebes was a warrior of Thebes, who figures in the war of the Seven Against Thebes - the struggle between Eteocles and Polynices, the twin sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. [1]

14 relations: Aeschylus, Antigone, Antigone (Sophocles play), Creon, Eteocles, Eteoclus, Eurydice of Thebes, Haemon, Oedipus, Polynices, Seven Against Thebes, Sophocles, Thebes, Greece, Tiresias.

Aeschylus

Aeschylus (Αἰσχύλος Aiskhulos;; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian.

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Antigone

In Greek mythology, Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and his mother Jocasta.

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Antigone (Sophocles play)

Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη) is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC.

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Creon

Creon (Κρέων, Kreōn) is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the ruler of Thebes in the legend of Oedipus.

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Eteocles

In Greek mythology, Eteocles (Ἐτεοκλῆς) was a king of Thebes, the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia.

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Eteoclus

In Greek mythology, Eteoclus (Ἐτέοκλος) was the son of Iphis.

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Eurydice of Thebes

In Greek mythology, Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη, Eὐrudíkē), sometimes called Henioche, was the wife of Creon, a king of Thebes.

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Haemon

According to Sophocles' play Antigone, Haemon or Haimon (Haimon "bloody"; gen.: Αἵμωνος), was the son of Creon and Eurydice.

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Oedipus

Oedipus (Οἰδίπους Oidípous meaning "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes.

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Polynices

In Greek mythology, Polynices (Greek: Πολυνείκης, Polyneíkes - "manifold strife") was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta and the younger brother of Eteocles.

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Seven Against Thebes

Seven Against Thebes (Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας, Hepta epi Thēbas) is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC.

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Sophocles

Sophocles (Σοφοκλῆς, Sophoklēs,; 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41.

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Thebes, Greece

Thebes (Θῆβαι, Thēbai,;. Θήβα, Thíva) is a city in Boeotia, central Greece.

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Tiresias

In Greek mythology, Tiresias (Τειρεσίας, Teiresias) was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megareus_of_Thebes

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