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Amphiaraus, Greek Mythology Link. (2872 words) |
 | His earthly father, Oicles, was son either of Antiphates 3 or of Mantius (both sons of Melampus 1, the 'excellent seer'), and his mother Hypermnestra 2 was sister of both Leda (the woman who laid the egg from which Helen was born), and Althaea, mother of Meleager. |
| Otherwise, King Oicles of Argos is son either of Antiphates 3 (king of Argos before him) and Zeuxippe 4, or of Mantius. |
| Oicles helped Heracles 1, during the latter's expedition against Troy, where he was killed in battle by King Laomedon 1. |
| Hesione - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (412 words) |
| Oracles promised deliverance if Laomedon would expose his daughter Hesione to be devoured by the sea monster (in other versions, the lot happened to fall on her) and he exposed her by fastening her to the rocks near the sea. |
| Heracles (along with Telamon and Oicles) happened to arrive on their return from the expedition against the Amazons. |
| Seeing her exposed, Heracles promised to save her on condition that Laomedon would give him the wonderful horses he had received from Zeus as compensation for Zeus' kidnapping of Ganymede. |
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