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 Thebes: The Epigonoi put Thersander on the throne of Thebes (8571 reads)
Posted by greekmythology on Saturday, October 16 @ 17:16:30 EDT
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The Epigonoi put Thersander on the throne of Thebes.. KEYWORDS: epigonoi thersander throne of thebes
Ten years after Adrastos opened war against Thebes to reinstate Polyneikes to the throne, Adrastos returned to Thebes with the sons of the slain chiefs.
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Thebes: Adrastos opened war against Thebes to reinstate Polyneikes to the throne (8365 reads)
Posted by greekmythology on Saturday, October 16 @ 17:12:33 EDT
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Adrastos opened war against Thebes to reinstate Polyneikes to the throne.. KEYWORDS: Adrastos Thebes Polyneikes throne of thebes
After the death of Oedipus, the two brothers, Eteokles and Polyneikes, agreed to rule Thebes for one year, in turn.
Bat the end of the first year, when Plyneikes should have started his turn, Eteokles refused to surrender the throne.
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Thebes: Oedipus was made king of Thebes (7937 reads)
Posted by greekmythology on Saturday, October 16 @ 17:03:50 EDT
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Oedipus was made king of Thebes.. KEYWORDS: Oedipus king of thebes Laios Iocaste riddle of the Sphinx
When Laios, king of Thebes, married Iocaste, Delphi gave an oracle to him, that if Iocaste bore a son, he would kill his father. And so, when Oedipus was born, he was exposed on the mount Kithairon, where he was found by herdsmen of king Polybos of Sikyon, who brought him up, as his own child.
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Thebes: Amphion and Zethos began the wall of Thebes (7121 reads)
Posted by greekmythology on Saturday, October 16 @ 16:22:23 EDT
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Amphion and Zethos began the wall of Thebes.. KEYWORDS: Amphion Zethos Thebes wall of thebes amphion zethos history of thebes
There was the succession of kings, Polydoros, Labdakos and Laios, whom Lykos dethroned.
The brother of Lykos, Nykteus, had a daughter, Antiope ,who was famous for her beauty among the Greeks.
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Thebes: Kadmos built the walls of Thebes (10964 reads)
Posted by greekmythology on Saturday, October 16 @ 16:17:33 EDT
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Kadmos built the walls of Thebes.. KEYWORDS: Kadmos kadmos thebes Thebes legendary people mystical places history of Thebes
From Homer's Odyssey we learn about the two brothers Amphion and Zethos, as the founders of Thebes and that it was them, who built the big walls of the city, but according to Apollodoros and others, it was Kadmos.
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Hermes: Hermes, Patron of liars, thieves, gambling, treaties and travelers. (11435 reads)
Posted by greekmythology on Thursday, November 13 @ 14:39:25 EST
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KEYWORDS: Hermes, Patron of liars patron of thieves patron of gambling patron of treaties patron of travelers messenger of the Gods God of herdsman who gave Pandora her box? Roman God Mercury greek mythology myth legend
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