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	Seven Against Thebes - MSN Encarta
		Seven Against Thebes, in Greek mythology, ill-fated expedition against the city of Thebes undertaken by seven chieftains and their followers under the leadership of Adrastus, king of Árgos, and Polynices, the son of Oedipus, the former king of Thebes.
		The seven gates of Thebes were defended by seven Theban champions.
		Ten years after the disaster, the sons of the seven warriors, the Epigoni, successfully marched against the city to avenge the deaths of the heroes.
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	SEVEN AGAINST THEBES, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		And while Eteocles 1 sat in his precarious throne at Thebes, and was suspected of being a man who breaks his promises because of his power ambitions, his brother Polynices, who succeeded in raising an army to defend his own rights, was now suspected of wishing to cause his own native land's destruction.
		Capaneus, counted as the assailant of the Electran (Ogygian) Gate at Thebes, was son of Hipponous 1 and Astynome 1, daughter of King Talaus of Argos.
		The celebrated Tydeus 2 from Calydon was sent by the SEVEN to tell Eteocles 1 that he must cede the kingdom to Polynices, as they had agreed among themselves, and during his embassy, defending himself from an ambush, killed fifty men in single combat.
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	Seven Against Thebes
		The Seven Against Thebes was the famous war between the Argive army led by seven champions and the city of Thebes.
		Amphiaraüs also told his sons to not only avenge him on the Thebans, but also against their mother, Eriphyle, who accepted bribe from Polyneices and forced Amphiaraüs to fight in a war that was doomed to fail.
		Having captured Thebes, Thersander, son of Polyneices and Argeia, daughter of Adrastus, became the new king of Thebes.
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	Thebes - Encyclopedia.com
		Thebes is rich in associations with Greek legend and religion (see Oedipus ; the Seven against Thebes ; Epigoni).
		When the Persians were defeated, Thebes was punished, and only the intervention of Sparta, which saw in the city a balance to the power of Athens, saved it from destruction.
		Thebes supported Sparta against Athens in the Peloponnesian War but, fearing Spartan territorial ambitions, withdrew this support and joined (394 BC) the confederation against Sparta.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-ThebesGr.html (613 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Seven Against Thebes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"Seven Against Thebes" is a play by Aeschylus concerning the battle between Eteocles and the army of Thebes and Polynices and his supporters, traditional Theban enemies.
		When Oedipus stepped down as King of Thebes, he gave the kingdom to his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, who both agreed to alternate the throne every year.
		King Creon, who ascended o the throne of Thebes decreed that Polynices is not to be buried.
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	Thebes
		Thebes (in modern Greek: Θήβα — Thíva, in ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Θῆβαι — Thēbai or Thívai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain.
		The record of the earliest days of Thebes was preserved among the Greeks in an abundant mass of legends which rival the myths of Troy in their wide ramification and the influence which they exerted upon the literature of the classical age.
		Philip was content to deprive Thebes of her dominion over Boeotia; but an unsuccessful revolt in 335 against his son Alexander was punished by Macedon and other Greek states by the severe sacking of the city, except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar.
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	Thebes
		Thebes was the largest and richest city of Boeotia, owing to the fertility of its territory.
		In fact, the expedition, known as the expedition of the Seven against Thebes, ended in failure and all the leading princes on Polynices' side died except Adrastus (a more detailed account of this expedition is available in the section on Adrastus of the entry on Argos).
		Thebes was also the birthplace of Heracles, at a time when his mother Alcmene and her husband Amphitryon, both grandchildren of Perseus where in exile there at the court of Creon.
	plato-dialogues.org /tools/loc/thebes.htm (4073 words)

	AllRefer.com - Seven against Thebes (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
		Seven against Thebes, in Greek legend, seven heroes : Polynices, Adrastus, AmphiaraUs, Hippomedon, Capaneus, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus : who made war on Eteocles, king of Thebes.
		When after the first year Eteocles refused to relinquish the throne, Polynices, assisted by Adrastus, king of Argos, organized the expedition known as the Seven against Thebes.
		When Creon, Eteocles' uncle and successor to the throne of Thebes, would not permit the burial of the slain, Theseus marched against Thebes and gave them burial.
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	Classical E-Text: AESCHYLUS, SEVEN AGAINST THEBES
		Warned by the seer Teiresias that the Argives are bent on a supreme assault, Eteocles heartens the burghers, quells the outcries of the daughters of Thebes, frantic at their impending danger, and receives the tidings from a scout that the enemy is advancing against the seven gates.
		Seven bold captains, conspicuous among the army in spear-wielding harnesses, at the seven gates.
		And against him, even though he is a big talker, a man of fiery spirit, mighty Polyphontes, is stationed, a dependable sentinel with the good will of guardian Artemis and the other gods.
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	Seven Against Thebes
		The subject of the trilogy to which it belonged was the ruin of the house of Laius, owing to the presence of an hereditary curse.
		Eteocles, now ruler of Thebes, is attacked by Polyneices with an Argive host; the two brothers slay each other in battle; and the share of the inheritance which each of them obtains is a grave in Theban territory.
		The Seven Against Thebes is a good example of the transitional stage between the old choral songs and the regular drama.
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	Enjoying "The Seven Against Thebes", by Aeschylus
		We don't know whether there were really seven allies, or whether this has something to do with the fact that Thebes supposedly had seven gates in her fortifications.
		Whether it is wiser to have everybody attack a single gate, or to have seven different commands attack seven different gates (thus leaving soldiers under their own national commanders, and spreading the defenses thin), would be a question for a professional military leader.
		The Seven Against Thebes kill a bull on a fl shield and all dip their hands in the blood, swearing to take the city or die trying.
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	The Seven Against Thebes
		Of the two sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polynices, the prophecy had been made: "They shall divide their inheritance with the sword in such a manner as to obtain equal shares." When the play begins, Eteocles is in possession of the city, while Polynices with an army of Argive soldiers advances to attack it.
		In the battle which follows by the walls of Thebes, both brothers are killed.
		Seven Against Thebes - An analysis of the play by Sophocles.
	www.theatrehistory.com /ancient/aeschylus008.html (287 words)

	Seven Against Thebes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Seven Against Thebes refers to the ill-fated expedition against the city of Thebes undertaken by seven chieftains and their followers under the leadership of Adrastus, king of Argos, and Polynices, the son of Oedipus and the rightful ruler of Thebes.
		Polynices and his twin brother Eteocles (don't confuse Eteoclus, one of the Seven, with Eteoles, Polynices' brother and the target of the Seven) were unable to decide who should inherit the throne after their father's death.
		If you go to Seven Against Thebes, Greek Myth Link and scroll to the bottom of the page, there is a good table comparing the various lists of the Seven.
	www.e-almanac.com /numbers/seven/7thebes.htm (437 words)

	Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, page 579 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hypslpyle, the nurse of Opheltes, the son of king Lycurgus, laid her charge down on the grass in order to lead the thirsty warriors to a spring, during her absence the child was killed by a snake.
		The Seven now advanced to the walls of the city, and posted themselves with their troops one at each of its seven gates.
		Against them were posted seven chosen Thebans (among them Melanippus and Periclyine.nus).
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	La MaMa E.T.C.
		Aeschylus' rarely-performed "Seven Against Thebes" will be staged as a dance-opera by La MaMa founder/artistic director Ellen Stewart in a new adaptation by her, with music composed by Elizabeth Swados, Genji Ito and Michael Sirotta, set and props by David Adams and Jun Maeda and puppets by Federico Restrepo.
		"Seven Against Thebes" is actually a sequel to Ellen Stewart's "Mythos Oedipus," which premiered in 1985 in Delphi, Greece and was last performed in 1996.
		For "Seven Against Thebes," the original Greek translation is by Georgina Petrousi.
	www.lamama.org /archives/2001_2002/SEVENAGAINSTHEBES.htm (768 words)

	Ethics of Greek Theatre by Sanderson Beck
		The earliest of his seven extant plays, The Persians, was produced by Pericles in 472 BC and did win, as it reminded the Athenians of their glorious triumph over the Persians at Salamis in 480 BC.
		In 467 BC Aeschylus won first prize; The Seven Against Thebes is about the two sons of Oedipus he cursed for mistreating him after he had blinded himself.
		Aethra, the mother of Athens' king Theseus, explains that the mothers of the seven Argive warriors, who were killed attacking Thebes, have come to Athens for help because Thebes' ruler Creon has refused to allow their son's bodies burial or removal.
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		Seven Against Thebes seems to be the third play of an Oedipal trilogy produced in 467 bce (and winning first prize).
		Eteocles, son of Oedipus, prepares to defend Thebes from his brother Polyneices and the Achaians who, claims a prophecy, plan a night attack.
		A messenger reports seeing seven commanders swearing by bull's blood to fight to the death.
	www.wsu.edu /~delahoyd/seven.vs.thebes.html (206 words)

	Thebes, city of ancient Greece. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Thebes is rich in associations with Greek legend and religion (see Oedipus; the Seven against Thebes; Epigoni).
		B.C., Thebes was settled by Boeotians and rapidly replaced Orchomenus as the region’s leading city.
		When the Persians were defeated, Thebes was punished, and only the intervention of Sparta, which saw in the city a balance to the power of Athens, saved it from destruction.
	www.bartleby.com /65/th/ThebesGr.html (262 words)

	Seven against Thebes Summary & Essays - Aeschylus
		Seven Against Thebes was first staged in 467 B.C., as part of a tetralogy that includes Lauis, Oedipus and the satyr play, Sphinx.
		Seven Against Thebes, the story of the conflict between Eteocles and Polyneices, the sons of Oedipus, won Aeschylus a first prize at its initial performance.
		It is clear that with Seven Against Thebes, Aeschylus is fulfilling this role for his fifth-century B.C. audiences.
	www.enotes.com /seven-against (332 words)

	Seven Against Thebes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Seven Against Thebes seems to be the third play of an Oedipal trilogy produced in 467 bce (and winning first prize).
		Eteocles, son of Oedipus, prepares to defend Thebes from his brother Polyneices and the Achaians who, claims a prophecy, plan a night attack.
		The messenger announces that Thebes is safe but that the brothers killed each other.
	www.wsu.edu:8001 /~delahoyd/seven.vs.thebes.html (206 words)

	Seven_Against_Thebes
		Seven Against Thebes is evident in its presentational, less dramatic form.
		The tragedy is set within the walls of Thebes and opens with a call to arms by King Eteocles, followed by the description of an oath taken by the seven generals from Argos whose armies are attacking Thebes.
		A further manifestation of this dual theme is that of Kadmos and Harmonia: he a foreign element from the Orient, she a local goddess, the daughter of Ares (to whom Thebes belongs) and Aphrodite.
	www.greek-myth.com /Mythology/Oedipus/seven_against_thebes.htm (1715 words)

	THEBES (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Thebes was the location of many significant events in Greek myth and history.
		The city was also the location for the mythical battle of the Seven Against Thebes (the subject of Aeschylus' Seven against Thebes and Euripides' Phoenissae) in which the brothers Polyneikes and Eteokles, sons of Oedipus, fought to the death over the throne of Thebes.
		Thebes was frequently at variance with Athens and always hostile to her close neighbour Plataia (who consequently had a strong alliance with Athens).
	latis.ex.ac.uk /classics/maps/greece/thebes.htm (154 words)

	The Seven Against Thebes
		Mine shall it be, to pit against his power The loyal son of Astacus, as guard To hold the gateways-a right valiant soul, Who has in heed the throne of Modesty And loathes the speech of Pride, and evermore Shrinks from the base, but knows no other fear.
		Against him, send brave heart and hand of might; For the god-lover is man's fiercest foe.
		It shames me not to face the State, and set Will against power, rebellion resolute: Deep in my heart is set my sisterhood, My common birthright with my brothers, born All of one womb, her children who, for woe, Brought forth sad offspring to a sire ill-starred.
	www.sacred-texts.com /cla/aesch/sevent.htm (7830 words)

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		Also notable among the Seven was Amphiaraus, a seer who foresaw that the expedition would be a disaster and that he himself would never return if he accompanied it.
		Thebes and Argos represent the two heartlands of Mycenaean Greek civilization, with Argos equivalent to the royal city of Mycenae.
		The legends of the Seven and the Epigoni surely commemorate repeated attempts by the king of Mycenae to capture Thebes and its fertile plain, perhaps ca.
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		The Seven Against Thebes by Aeschylus Written 460 B.C. Translated By E.D.A. Morshead -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dramatis Personae ETEOCLES, son of Oedipus, King of Thebes A SPY CHORUS OF THEBAN WOMEN ANTIGONE ISMENE sisters of ETEOCLES A HERALD -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scene Within the Citadel of Thebes.
		Mine shall it be, to pit against his power The loyal son of Astacus, as guard To hold the gateways-a right valiant soul, Who has in heed the throne of Modesty And loathes the speech of Pride, and evermore Shrinks from the base, but knows no other fear.
		It shames me not to face the State, and set Will against power, rebellion resolute: Deep in my heart is set my sisterhood, My common birthright with my brothers, born All of one womb, her children who, for woe, Brought forth sad offspring to a sire ill-starred.
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