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Edward Tripp. ADRASTUS A E ËTES Nemea ; in his honor Adrastus instituted the Nemean games . At Thebes , the rash courage of the seven Argive champions could not prevent their rout and death . Adrastus was saved only by the swiftness of ...
Edward Tripp. ADRASTUS A E ËTES Nemea ; in his honor Adrastus instituted the Nemean games . At Thebes , the rash courage of the seven Argive champions could not prevent their rout and death . Adrastus was saved only by the swiftness of ...
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... Adrastus of the Argive chieftains remained alive . All but Eteoclus , however , left sons to avenge them . Adrastus had two , Aegialeus and Cyanippus ( who may have been his grandson ) ; Amphiaraüs also had two , Alcmeon and Amphilochus ...
... Adrastus of the Argive chieftains remained alive . All but Eteoclus , however , left sons to avenge them . Adrastus had two , Aegialeus and Cyanippus ( who may have been his grandson ) ; Amphiaraüs also had two , Alcmeon and Amphilochus ...
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... Adrastus , left for Thebes with their followers . ( Those who count the foreigners , Polyneices and Tydeus , among the Seven do not mention Mecisteus or Eteoclus . ) Polyneices and Tydeus both left behind sons , Thersander and Diomedes ...
... Adrastus , left for Thebes with their followers . ( Those who count the foreigners , Polyneices and Tydeus , among the Seven do not mention Mecisteus or Eteoclus . ) Polyneices and Tydeus both left behind sons , Thersander and Diomedes ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand head Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus