After the War

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 first war, Laodamas led the Thebans against the Epigoni (the sons of the Seven), until he was either killed or driven from Thebes, possibly fleeing with his followers to Illyria. Among those killed in this war was the Theban seer, Teiresias. Teiresias would later reappear as a ghost in the Underworld, from whom Odysseus sought advice from the blind seer.

See the Epigoni for more details about Thebes' second war against Argos.

Thersander, son of Polyneices, ruled Thebes after its fall. Like other suitors of Helen of Sparta, Thersander was also one of the leaders who fought at Troy. Thersander brought his warriors in forty ships to Troy, but died early in the war. See the Trojan War.

His young son Tisamenus, by Demonassa, succeeded him.