AMPHIARAÜS

ămˌfēərāˈəs, in Greek mythology, a prophet, one of the ill-fated Seven against Thebes. He foresaw the disaster of the expedition, but Polynices bribed his wife, Eriphyle, with the magic necklace of Harmonia, to convince him to go. Before setting out he commanded his sons, Alcmaeon and Amphilochus, to avenge his death and to make a second expedition against Thebes. Amphiaraüs was also one of the Argonauts.

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Three Aeginetan Odes of Pindar: A Commentary on Nemean V, Nemean III and Pythian VIII
Book by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Aegina Island (Greece)--In Literature, Games In Literature, Laudatory Poetry, Greek--History And Criticism, Mythology, Greek, In Literature, Odes--History And Criticism, Pindar--Criticism And Interpretation
...presented the outcoming oF the expedition in Amphiaraus words, the choice of w ords also reveals...view. The speech is in character. Amphiaraus had been tricked into the ex- pedition...organized his first expedition and asked Amphiaraus to join in, the seer foresaw the debacle...
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Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorus
Book by Michael Simpson, Leonard Baskin, Apollodorus; University of Massachusetts Press, 1976
Subjects: Mythology, Greek
Amphiaraus, the son of Oicles, was a seer. He...the son of Alector, and asked how Amphiaraus could be made to go on the expedition...Eriphyle, received Harmonias necklace. Amphiaraus had forbidden Eriphyle to accept gifts...
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Thebaid
Book by Statius, A. D. Melville; Clarendon Press, 1992
Subjects: Seven Against Thebes (Greek Mythology)--Poetry
...are maddened by the Fury and kill Amphiaraus charioteer. Aconteus kills them...Apollo, in disguise, stands beside Amphiaraus in his chariot and they deal huge...He reveals himself and warns Amphiaraus that death is at hand. The earth...
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The Madness of Epic: Reading Insanity from Homer to Statius
Book by Debra Hershkowitz; Clarendon Press, 1998
Subjects: Epic Poetry, Classical--History And Criticism, Homer--Characters--Mentally Ill, Literature And Mental Illness--Greece, Literature And Mental Illness--Rome, Mental Illness In Literature, Mentally Ill In Literature, Statius, P. Papinius--(Publius Papinius)--Characters--Mentally Ill
...seethe in blood. 7.744-51 The power of Amphiaraus divinely assisted onrush is compared to...warriors and apparently, at this stage, by Amphiaraus himself, thus causing uncertainty about Amphiaraus source of strength and ferocity. Moreover...
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Athenian Religion: A History
Book by Robert Parker; Clarendon Press, 1997
Subjects: Athens (Greece)--Religion, Greece--Religion
...Herodotus does not explicitly locate his Amphiaraus in Thebes, and suppose that he is referring...of a cult transfer, and suppose that Amphiaraus was introduced to Oropus, as was Asclepius...Ath. Nat. Mus. 1396 , which shows Amphiaraus and Hygieia honouring one Artikleides...
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Tales of Arbitration from Ancient Literature
Magazine article by Cindy Fazzi; Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol. 55, August 2000
...arbitrators from Homers Oddyssey: Eriphyle and Arete. Eriphyle-the sister of Adrastus, the king of Argos, and wife of Amphiaraus, a seeracted twice as an arbitrator. While Eriphyles reputation as an arbitrator was dubious, Arete was described as a...


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AmphiaraÜs
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AMPHIARAUS am fe ra s, in Greek mythology, a prophet, one of the ill-fated Seven...to avenge his death and to make a second expedition against Thebes. Amphiaraus was also one of the Argonauts...
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Amphilochus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AMPHILOCHUS amfil k s, in Greek mythology, son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle and brother of Alcmaeon. He was one of the Epigoni and with his brother slew Eriphyle for her treachery in bringing...
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Eriphyle
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ERIPHYLE er ifi le, in Greek legend, wife of Amphiaraus and sister of Adrastus. She forced her husband into the battle of the Seven against Thebes when Polynices bribed her with the...
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Seven Against Thebes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SEVEN AGAINST THEBES in Greek legend, seven heroes Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraus, Hippomedon, Capaneus, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus who made war on Eteocles, king of Thebes. After the banishment of Oedipus...
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Alcmaeon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALCMAEON alkme n, in Greek legend, son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, a leader of the expedition of the Epigoni against Thebes. He murdered his mother in revenge for his fathers death...
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