AMPHIARAUS

Meaning of AMPHIARAUS in English

/am'fee euh ray"euhs/ , n. Class. Myth.

a hero who joined the Seven against Thebes, although he knew that his death was fated: deified after death.

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AMPHIARAUS — [Greek heroic] Amphiaraus - the legendary king of Argos, the seer and healer, honored as a god. According to the …
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ALCMAEON — or Alcmeon In Greek mythology , the son of the seer Amphiaraus. The seer had been persuaded by his wife …
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SEVEN AGAINST THEBES — 1. Class. Myth. seven heroes, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Eteoclus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Polynices, and Tydeus, who led an expedition against Thebes to …
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MELANIPPUS — /mel'euh nip"euhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and …
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AMPHILOCHUS — /am fil"euh keuhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
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ALCMAEON — /alk mee"euhn/ , n. Class. Myth. a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle who commanded the second expedition against Thebes. He …
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ORACLE — (Latin oraculum from orare, to pray, or to speak), divine communication delivered in response to a petitioner's request; also, the …
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SEVEN AGAINST THEBES — in Greek mythology, the seven champions who were killed fighting against Thebes after the fall of Oedipus, the king of …
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HARMONIA — in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, according to the Theban account; in Samothrace she was the daughter …
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ALCMAEON — flourished 6th century BC also spelled Alcmeon Greek philosopher and physiologist of the academy at Croton (now Crotona, southern Italy), …
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ALCMAEON — or Alcmeon In Greek mythology , the son of the seer Amphiaraus. The seer had been persuaded by his wife …
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OICLES — [Greek heroic] The father of Amphiaraus. He helped Heracles in his fight against Laomedon, but died in the process.
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MELANIPPUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Astacus, and one of the bravest defenders of Thebes, when that city was attacked by …
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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ERIPHYLE — [Greek heroic] The wife of Amphiaraus. When her husband wanted to withdraw from the expidition of the Seven Against Thebes, …
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AMPHILOCHUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, brother of Alcmaeon. He was one of the Epigonoi. As a famous …
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ALCMAEON — [Greek heroic] The son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. His wife persuaded Amphiaraus to participate in the expedition of the Seven …
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АМФИАРАЙ — Amphiaraus
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