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... Polyneikes the bad one . Sophokles understood3 that at first the brothers wished to leave the sovranty entirely to their uncle Kreon , because they both feared the curse - the curse which weighed upon the family of Oidipus . Then ...
... Polyneikes the bad one . Sophokles understood3 that at first the brothers wished to leave the sovranty entirely to their uncle Kreon , because they both feared the curse - the curse which weighed upon the family of Oidipus . Then ...
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... Polyneikes came to Argos , Adrastos received a strange oracle ; he was to marry his daughters to a lion and a boar . In the same night as Polyneikes , another banished man arrived in Argos , Tydeus , a half - brother of the unfortunate ...
... Polyneikes came to Argos , Adrastos received a strange oracle ; he was to marry his daughters to a lion and a boar . In the same night as Polyneikes , another banished man arrived in Argos , Tydeus , a half - brother of the unfortunate ...
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... Polyneikes . He promised to restore them both to their native lands , and the Theban first . Had Polyneikes brought Harmonia's treasures as a bridal gift for the ' Maiden of Argos ' , Argeia ? He now made use of the necklace at the ...
... Polyneikes . He promised to restore them both to their native lands , and the Theban first . Had Polyneikes brought Harmonia's treasures as a bridal gift for the ' Maiden of Argos ' , Argeia ? He now made use of the necklace at the ...
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According Achilles Adrastos Agamemnon Aias Aietes Aigeus Akrisios Alkmene allegedly already Amazons Amphitryon Antiope Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Argos Ariadne Artemis Atalante Athenians Atreus beast Bellerophontes belonged bore brother brought bull called Centaur chariot child cult daughter dead death Deianeira Delphi Dionysos Dioskuroi divine Euripides Eurystheus famous father goddess gods golden Greek Hades hand Harmonia Helen Hera Herakles Hermes hero Hesperides Hippodameia honour Iolaos Iolkos island Jason journey Kadmos Kekrops killed king Laios land later marriage Medeia Meleagros Menelaos Minos mother murder Mycenae narrators Odysseus Oidipus Oineus Oinomaos oracle Orpheus palace Pallas Athene Peirithoos Peleus Pelias Pelops Persephone Perseus Phrixos poet Polyneikes Poseidon primaeval Proitos queen sacrifice sent serpent Sisyphos sons story tale Tantalos Telephos temple Theban Thebes Theseus Thetis Thracian Thyestes Tiryns told took tragedy Trojan Troy Tyndareos underworld vase-painting shows wife young Zeus