Two generations of war between two powerful cities: Argos and Thebes. The first war took shortly after the quest of Jason and the Argonauts and after the reign of Oedipus in Thebes. The second war was set just before the Trojan War began.
Facts & Figures about the Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni.
House of Oedipus (Thebes)
House of Argos (Proetids and Aeolids)
By Jimmy Joe
The Seven Against Thebes was a famous war between the Argive army, led by seven champions, and the city of Thebes. The war was set after the reign of Oedipus in Thebes, and a generation before the Trojan War . The tales were popular during the cla...
Seven Against Thebes Epigoni Seven Against Thebes Here is a list of the seven Argive champions who fought against Thebes. It also shows the gate the hero fought at, and which Theban champions they were killed by. Champions Parentage Gate Killed By...
After Born Aftermath After Born At the funerals of the seven fallen leaders, their sons could not rest until they avenged their fathers' deaths. They vowed that someday they would conquer Thebes. The only survivor of the Argive chieftains was Adra...
Thebes was a principal city in the valley of southern Boeotia, between the Cithaeron Mountains in the north and Lake Copaïs (Copais) in the southeast. The city was originally named Cadmeia after Cadmus , its founder and first king. It was later na...
Eteocles (Ἐτεοκλἣς) and Polyneices (Πολυνείκης) were the sons of Oedipus and Jocasta . They were brothers of Antigone and Ismene. As brothers, they were bitter rivals and enemies. When Oedipus went into exile as a blind wanderer, Creon, Oedipus' u...
At the death of Polyneices and Eteocles, Creon again became regent, this time for Laodamas, the young son of Eteocles. Laodamas' reign was brief, ruling for a short time before a new Argive army returned a second time. Ten years later after the fi...
Thebes was a city of south east of Boeotia. It was founded by its first king, Cadmus , descendant of Io and brother of Europa. Thebes was originally called Cadmeia. Later, Cadmeia was the name of the citadel, while the entire city was renamed Theb...
The following two family trees show the two powerful houses of the two kingdoms of Thebes and Crete. Like the Houses of Argolis, they were descendants of the river god Inachus and his daughter Io, and these descendants were known as Inachids, but ...
The descendants of Megapenthes (son of Proëtus), Bias and Melampus, participated the famous but unsuccessful war against Thebes (see Seven Against Thebes ). Adrastus (Ἄδραστου) was the son of Talaüs (Talaus, Ταλαός) and grandson of Bias. Adrastus ...
At first, Proëtus (Προιτος) ruled in his kingdom at Tiryns, when his twin brother was still ruling in the city of Argos. Proëtus and Acrisius were bitter rivals, both seeking power in Argos. Proëtus only received Argos from his great-nephew, Perse...
