Mythological Argives

nymph seduced by Zeus in Greek mythology

giant with hundred eyes in Greek mythology

thumb|Athena counseling Diomedes shortly before he enters the battle. Schlossbrücke, Berlin.

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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.

Calchas (; ) is an Argive mantis, or seer, in Greek mythology. Calchas appears in the opening scenes of the Iliad, and also has a long literary history after Homer.

mythical son of Amphiaraus

mythical character, son of Lynceus

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Eriphyle (; ) was a figure in Greek mythology who, in exchange for the Necklace of Harmonia (also called the Necklace of Eriphyle) given to her by Polynices, persuaded her husband Amphiaraus to join the doomed expedition of the Seven against Thebes. She was then slain by her son Alcmaeon.

daughter of Perseus and Andromeda in Greek mythology

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 Abas in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Talaus (; ) was the king of Argos and one of the Argonauts. He was the son of Bias (or Perialces) and Pero. His wife was Lysimache, daughter of Abas (also known as Eurynome, Lysippe or Lysianassa, daughter of Polybus). He was the father of Adrastus, Aristomachus, Astynome, Eriphyle, Mecisteus, Metidice, and Pronax.

thumb|Death of Opheltes on a Roman sarcophagus from Corinth.

in Greek mythology, daughter of Adrastus married to Diomedes

mythological Greek character, king and eponym of Argos

king of Argos in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Oicles or Oecles (; ), also Oicleus or Oecleus (; Οἰκλεύς), was the father of the seer Amphiaraus. He accompanied Heracles on his campaign against Troy.

mythological Greek character, daughter of Adrastus and wife of Polynices

King of Argos, son of Adrastus

Greek mythological character, king of Argos

mythical seer, who revived Glaucus son of Minos

In Greek mythology, Hyrnetho () was a daughter of Temenus, and the wife of Deiphontes, by whom she became mother of Antimenes, Xanthippus, Argeius, and Orsobia.

Cylarabes (; ), or Cylarabos, or Cylasabos, son of Sthenelus, was a mythological king of Argos.

set of mythological Greek characters

In Greek mythology, Evadne (; ) was a name attributed to the following individuals:

son of Talaus and Lysimache in ancient Greek mythology

wife of Tlepolemus

Mantius is also a genus of jumping spiders.

In Greek mythology, Leucippe () is the name of the following individuals:

set of Greek mythological characters

In Greek mythology, Pronax (; ) was one of the sons of Talaus and Lysimache, a brother of Adrastus and Eriphyle, and the father of Lycurgus and Amphithea. According to some accounts, he died before the war of the Seven against Thebes, and the Nemean Games were instituted in his honor.

daughter of Inachus in Greek mythology

Amphithea () is the name of several women in Greek mythology: Amphithea, who was, according to some, the wife of Lycurgus, king of Nemea, and mother of Opheltes (later called Archemorus). Amphithea, daughter of Pronax, son of King Talaus of Argos, and thus, sister to Lycurgus. She married Adrastus and was the mother of Argia, Deipyle, Aegiale, Aegialeus and Cyanippus. Another account refers to her as the wife of Dion and the mother of Carya, Lyco and Orphe. Amphithea, wife of Autolycus and mother of Anticlea (the mother of Odysseus), Polymede (possible mother of Jason), and a number of sons

There were several figures named Elatus or Élatos (Ancient Greek: Ἔλατος means "ductile") in Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, Laothoe (Ancient Greek: Λαοθόη) can refer to the following women:

In Greek mythology, Teledice () is the nymph wife of the first mortal king Phoroneus of Peloponesse, and, according to Pseudo-Apollodorus, the mother of Apis and Niobe. Other sources named the consort(s) of Phoroneus as either Cerdo, Cinna, or Perimede, or Peitho.

thumb | right | Nisus and Euryalus at the 1827 Salon Euryalus (; ) refers to the Euryalus fortress, the main citadel of Ancient Syracuse, and to several different characters from Greek mythology and classical literature:

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

set of mythological Greek characters

summary of people named Euboea in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Sthenelus (; Ancient Greek: Σθένελος Sthénelos, "strong one" or "forcer", derived from "strength, might, force") was a name attributed to several different individuals:

thumb|Melampus and the Proetids in the temple of Artemis, by Aubin-Louis Millin (1759–1818).

set of mythological Greek characters

In Greek mythology, Prosymnus (), also called Poly(hy)mnus () or Hypolipnus, is a shepherd associated with the god Dionysus and Bacchic rites. Prosymnus helped Dionysus navigate the hazardous Alcyonian Lake in the Argolid on his way to bring his mother Semele back from the dead. Prosymnus asked for sexual favours as a reward, but died before Dionysus could keep his oath.

In Greek mythology, Prothous (Ancient Greek: Πρόθοος Prothoös) may refer to:

In Greek mythology, Theoclymenus (; ) was a prophet from Argos. He is a character in the Odyssey, in which he accompanies Telemachus from Pylos back to Ithaca. In the Odyssey, he foresees Odysseus' return to Ithaca and the death of Penelope's suitors, but he is not believed when he reveals these visions.

multiple figures in Greek mythology

mythical daughter of Clymenus, turned into a bird

Astynome () is a name which may refer to one of the following characters in Greek mythology:

set of mythological Greek characters

charioteer of Amphiaraus

In Greek mythology, the name Polymela or Polymele () may refer to the following figures:

In Greek mythology, the name Cyanippus (Ancient Greek: Κυάνιππος) may refer to:

list of Greek mythological characters