Characters in Seven against Thebes

thumb|upright=1.15|Tydeus and Ismene on a [[Corinthian black-figure amphora, ca. 560 BC, Louvre.]]

In Greek mythology, Polynices (also Polyneices) (; ) was the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the brother of Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene. When Oedipus discovered that he had killed his father and married his mother, he blinded himself and left Thebes, leaving Polynices and Eteocles to rule jointly. However, due to a curse placed upon them by Oedipus, their agreement quickly fell apart, and a war for the kingdom ensued. During battle, the brothers killed each other.

thumb|Adrastus about to kill Hypsipyle on an ancient Roman sarcophagus from Corinth, Greece.

thumb|200px|Eteocles and Polynices, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, from the [[Ca' Dolfin Tiepolos.]] thumb|200px|Eteocles and Polynices, copy of mural in [[François Tomb from Vulci made in 4th century BC]]

Tydeus (; Ancient Greek: Τυδεύς Tūdeus) was an Aetolian hero in Greek mythology, belonging to the generation before the Trojan War. He was one of the Seven against Thebes, and the father of Diomedes, who is frequently known by the patronymic Tydides.

thumb|right|250px|Amphiaraus on his chariot. Amphiaraus or Amphiaraos (; ) was in Greek mythology the son of Oicles, a seer, and one of the leaders of the Seven against Thebes. Amphiaraus at first refused to go with Adrastus on this expedition against Thebes as he foresaw the death of everyone who joined the expedition. His wife, Eriphyle, eventually compelled him to go.

mythical son of Amphiaraus

thumb|right|220px|Capaneus scales the city wall of Thebes (Greece)|Thebes, Campanian red-figure [[Neck-amphora attributed to the Caivano Painter, ca. 340 BC, J. Paul Getty Museum (92.AE.86).]] In Greek mythology, Capaneus (; Ancient Greek: Καπανεύς Kapaneús) was a son of Hipponous and either Astynome (daughter of Talaus) or Laodice (daughter of Iphis), and husband of Evadne, with whom he fathered Sthenelus. Some call his wife Ianeira.

thumb | right | alt=The Oath Of The Seven Chiefs | The Oath Of The Seven Chiefs In Greek mythology, Parthenopaeus or Parthenopaios (; ) was one of the Seven against Thebes, a native of Arcadia, described as young and outstandingly good-looking, but at the same time arrogant, ruthless and over-confident, although an unproblematic ally for the Argives.

son of Talaus and one of Seven Against Thebes in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (; ) may refer to:

group of Greek mythical characters

In Greek mythology, Aiolos, transcribed as Aeolus (; ; ) refers to three characters. These three are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which. Diodorus Siculus made an attempt to define each of these three (although it is clear that he also became muddled), and his opinion is followed here. The first Aeolus was a son of Hellen and the eponymous founder of the Aeolian race. The second Aeolus was a son of Poseidon, who led a colony to islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The third Aeolus was a son of Hippotes who i

In Greek mythology, Eteoclus (Ancient Greek: Ἐτέοκλος) was the son of Iphis.

son of Talaus and Lysimache in ancient Greek mythology

Alcathous (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκάθοος) was the name of several people in Greek mythology: Alcathous, a Calydonian prince as the son of King Porthaon and Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas. He was the brother of Oeneus (successor of Porthaon), Agrius, Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope. Alcathous was the second suitor of Hippodamia, and thus slain by her father Oenomaus like the other suitors except Pelops. Alcathous, possible son of Agrius who together with his brother Lycopeus, died at the hands of his cousin, Tydeus who went then into exile to Argos. Alcathous, son of Pelops, who killed the Cithaero

set of Greek mythical characters

In Greek mythology, Polyphontes (Ancient Greek: Πολυφόντης) was the son of Autophonus, a warrior who figured in Polynices' war to regain the throne of Thebes from his brother, Eteocles.

In Greek mythology, Phegeus (Ancient Greek: Φηγεύς) was the name of the following characters:

The name Melanippus is the masculine counterpart of Melanippe.

warrior of Thebes in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, the name Hyperenor (; ) may refer to:

set of mythological Greek characters

Jovian deity

In Greek mythology, the name Periclymenus (; Ancient Greek: Περικλύμενος Periklymenos) may refer to:

charioteer of Amphiaraus