This is an article about the Greek myth. For the epic on the subject, see Epigoni (epic). For the play by Sophocles, see The Progeny. For the successors of Alexander the Great (also called Epigoni) see Diadochi Epigoni (in Greek, Epigonoi The Next Generation) was an early Greek epic, a sequel to the Thebaid and therefore grouped in the Theban cycle. ... The Progeny (Epigonoi) is a ancient Greek tragedy written by the Greek playwright Sophocles in the 5th century BC and based, as are most Greek tragedies, on Greek mythology. ... In general Diadochi (in Greek Διάδοχοι, transcripted Diadochoi) means successors, such that the neoplatonic refounders of Platos Academy in Late Antiquity referred to themselves as diadochi (of Plato). ...

In Greek mythology, Epigoni (Greek Επίγονοι or Epigonoi, meaning "offspring") are the sons of the Argive heroes who had fought and been killed in the first Theban war. Polynices and six allies (the Seven Against Thebes) attacked Thebes because Polynices' brother, Eteocles, refused to give up the throne as promised. The second Theban war, also called the war of the Epigoni, occurred ten years later, when the Epigoni, wishing to avenge the death of their fathers, attacked Thebes. The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnesus near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ... In Greek mythology, Polynices was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta. ... The Oath of the Seven Chiefs, an 1897 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church 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. ... Thebes (in Demotic Greek: Θήβα — Thíva, Katharevousa: — ThÄ“bai or Thíve) 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. ... Eteocles and Polynices being carried away, dead, after the Battle of Thebes, in an 1897 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church In Greek mythology, Eteocles was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta, the father of Laodamas. ...

According to Apollodorus,¹ they were: Apollodorus was a common name in ancient Greece. ...

• Aegialeus, son of Adrastus
• Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus
• Amphilochus, son of Amphiaraus
• Diomedes, son of Tydeus
• Euryalus, son of Mecisteus
• Promachus, son of Parthenopaeus
• Sthenelus son of Capaneus
• Thersander son of Polynices

To this list, Pausanias² also adds: In Greek mythology, Aegialeus (also Aegealeus) was the son of Adrastus. ... In Greek mythology, Adrastus, or Adrastos (he who stands his ground, son of Talaus) was one of the three kings at Argos, along with Iphis and Amphiaraus, who was married to Adrastus sister Eriphyle. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus, or Amphiaraos (doubly-cursed) was the son of Oicles and husband of Eriphyle. ... In Greek mythology, Amphilochus, or Amphílokhos, was a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. ... Diomêdês (Gk:Διομήδης - God-like cunning) is a hero in Greek Mythology, mostly known for his participation in the Trojan War. ... In Greek mythology, Tydeus was the father of Diomedes and husband of Deipyle. ... In Greek mythology, Euryalus referred to two different people. ... In Greek mythology, Mecisteus was the son of Talaus and and Lysimache. ... In Greek mythology, Promachus (who leads in battle) referred to several different people. ... In Greek mythology, Parthenopeus (son of a pierced maidenhead, also Parthenopaeus) was one of the Seven Against Thebes and the son of Atalanta and Hippomenes (or Ares or Meleager). ... In Greek mythology, Sthenelus refers to four different people. ... In Greek mythology, Capaneus was a son of Hipponous and husband of Evadne, with whom he fathered Sthenelus. ... In Homers Iliad, Thersander was one of the Epigonoi, a son of Polynices. ... In Greek mythology, Polynices was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta. ...

• Polydorus son of Hippomedon

In Greek mythology, Polydorus referred to three different people. ... In Greek mythology, Hippomedon was one of the Seven Against Thebes and father of Polydorus. ...

The war

Both Apollodorus and Pausanias tell the story of the war of the Epigoni, although their accounts differ in several respects. According to Apollodorus, the Delphic oracle had promised victory if Alcmaeon was chosen their leader, and so he was.³ Aegialeus was killed by Laodamas, son of Eteocles, but Alcmaeon killed Laodamas.⁴ The Thebans were defeated and, by the counsel of the seer Teiresias, fled their city. However, Pausanias says that Thersander was their leader,⁵ that Laodamas fled Thebes with the rest of the Thebans,⁶ and that Thersander became king of Thebes.⁷ The word Sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess. ... In Greek mythology, Laódamas referred to three different people. ... In Greek mythology, Tiresias was a blind prophet, the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo. ...

As a poetic theme

Epigoni (in Greek, Επίγονοι; "The Progeny") is the title of an early Greek epic on this subject;⁸ it formed a sequel to the Thebaid and therefore was grouped by Alexandrian critics in the Theban cycle. Some counted it not as a separate poem but as the last part of the Thebaid. Only the first line is now known: Epigoni (in Greek, Epigonoi The Next Generation) was an early Greek epic, a sequel to the Thebaid and therefore grouped in the Theban cycle. ... The Thebaid was an Ancient Greek epic poem of uncertain authorship (see Cyclic poets) sometimes attributed by early writers to Homer. ... The Theban Cycle is a collection of four lost epics of ancient Greek literature which related the mythical history of the Boiotian city of Thebes. ...

Now, Muses, let us begin to sing of younger men ...

Epigoni (Epigonoi or "The Progeny") is also the title of a lost Greek tragedy by Sophocles. A few lines from this text have long been known because they were quoted in commentaries and lexica by ancient scholars. An additional fragment of several lines was discovered in 2005. The Progeny (Epigonoi) is a ancient Greek tragedy written by the Greek playwright Sophocles in the 5th century BC and based, as are most Greek tragedies, on Greek mythology. ... Tragedy is one of the oldest forms of drama. ... Sophocles, as depicted in the Nordisk familjebok. ...

In art

There were statues of the Epigoni at Argos⁹ and Delphi.¹⁰ Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos, IPA argos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ... The amphitheatre, seen from above. ...

References

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• Apollodorus, The Library, (Loeb Classical Library, No. 121, Books I-III), English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, Harvard University Press (1921), ISBN 0-674-99135-4 .
• Herodotus, The Histories, (Loeb Classical Library, No. 118, Books III-IV), English Translation by A. D. Godley, Harvard University Press (1920), ISBN 0-674-99131-1 .
• Pausanias, Description of Greece, (Loeb Classical Library, Arcadia, Boeotia, Phocis and Ozolian Locri; Books VIII-X), English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., Harvard University Press (1918), ISBN 0-674-99328-4 .
• Greek Epic Fragments ed. and tr. Martin L. West. (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press) 2003.

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