In Greek mythology, Alcmaeon, or Alkmáon, was the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus (or Amphiaraos, "doubly-cursed" or "twice Ares -like" was the son of Oecles and In Greek mythology, Eriphyle, daughter of Talaus, was the mother of Alcmaeon and the wife of Amphiaraus. As one of the Epigoni, he was a leader of the Argives who attacked Thebes, taking the city in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven Against Thebes, who died while attempting the same thing. This is an article about the Greek myth For the epic on the subject see Epigoni (epic. Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor Thebes ( Classic Greek Θῆβαι, Mod Θήβα) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range which divides The Seven against Thebes (Επτά επί Θήβας Epta epi Thēbas) is a mythic narrative whose classic statement is found in the play by Aeschylus (467 BCE
Pindar's eighth Pythian ode relates a prophesy by Amphiarus that the Epigoni will conquer Thebes, and that Alcmaeon will be the first through the gates. Pindar (ˈpɪndɚ (or Pindarus, Greek:) (probably born 522 BC in Cynoscephalae a village in Boeotia; died 443 BC in Argos) was an Ancient This is an article about the Greek myth For the epic on the subject see Epigoni (epic. Thebes ( Classic Greek Θῆβαι, Mod Θήβα) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range which divides [1] Apollodorus also states that the other Epigoni received an oracle instructing them to make Alcmaeon their leader, and therefore convinced him to go with them, although he was unwilling. [2] In Diodorus, Eriphyle persuades her son to join the attackers because she is bribed by Thersander to do so in exchange for the robe of Harmonia, just as she was bribed by Polynices with the necklace of Harmonia to send her husband into battle. In Homer 's Iliad, Thersander was one of the Epigoni, who attacked the city of Thebes in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers In Greek mythology, Harmonia is the immortal Goddess of harmony and concord In Greek mythology, Polynices or Polyneices ( Greek: Πολυνείκης transl [3] However, in Asklepiades, Amphiarus orders Alcmeon to avenge him on Eriphyle as soon as he is old enough[4], making it clear that at least two traditions are present. In most versions, he kills Laodamas, the son of Eteocles, in the battle. In Greek mythology, Laódamas (tamer of the people referred to three different people In Greek mythology, Eteocles was a king of Thebes, the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia
Although sources differ concerning whether Alcmaeon knew about his mother's treachery before he attacked Thebes, all agree that once he returned he killed his mother, possibly with the help of his younger brother Amphhilochus. [5] He was pursued by the Erinyes and driven mad, fleeing first to Arcadia, where his grandfather Oicles ruled, and then to King Phegeus in Psophis, who purified him and gave him his daughter, Arsinoe in Apollodorus and Alphesiboea in Pausanius, in marriage. In Greek mythology the Erinyes (Ἐρινύες pl of Ἐρινύς lit Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. In Greek mythology, Oicles (also Oikleiês, Oecles, or Oecleus) was an Argive king father of Amphiaraus, son of Mantius Phegeus was a Greek mythological king who offered succor and his daughter Arsinoe (named Alphesiboea in some versions to Alcmaeon, who was Psophis ( Ancient Greek:, Eth) was an ancient Greek city in the northwest end of Arcadia, bounded on the north by Arcadia and on In Greek mythology, Alphesiboea was the daughter of Phegeus and wife of Alcmaeon; in some versions of this myth she is called Arsinoe. Alcmaeon gave her the necklace and robe of Harmonia. [6] According to Apollodorus, Alcmaeon's presence caused the land to be infertile, so he went to Delphi for assistance. [7] In Pausanias, it is his own madness which drove him to do so. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus [8]
From there the two accounts generally agree with each other and with Thucydides. Thucydides ( C 460 BC &ndash C 395 BC) ( Greek Θουκυδίδης Thoukydídēs) was a Greek Alcmaeon is instructed by the oracle to find a land which did not exist at the time when he was polluted by killing his mother. Accordingly, he goes to a delta of the Achelous river, which was newly formed. In Greek mythology, Achelous (English ækɨˈloʊəs Greek: (Achelōos was the patron deity of the "silver-swirling" Acheloos River, which There he marries the daughter of the river's god, Callirhoe. Callirhoe, the poppy mallows, is a Genus of nine species in the Mallow family ( Malvaceae) native to the Prairies and She had heard of the famous necklace and robe of Harmonia, and asks Alcmaeon to get them for her. He complies, returning to Psophis and telling king Phegeus that he required the necklace and robe in order to be purified. Either Phegeus or his sons (Agenor and Pronous) discovers the truth from a servant, and they ambush and kill Alcmaeon. Agenor ( Gr) was a son of Phegeus, king of Psophis, in Arcadia. [9][10] [11] In Apollodorus, Arsinoe, the daughter of Phegeus, chastises her brothers, who put her into a chest and sell her as a slave. Phegeus was a Greek mythological king who offered succor and his daughter Arsinoe (named Alphesiboea in some versions to Alcmaeon, who was [12] Meanwhile, Callirhoe prays to Zeus that her sons will grow up instantaneously so that they might take revenge on her husband's murderers. Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology Zeus grants this, and Amphoterus and Acarnan meet the sons of Phegeus at Agapenor's house, when they are on their way to Delphi to dedicate Harmonia's robe and necklace there. In Greek mythology, Acarnan (Ἀκαρνάν genitive Ἀκαρνᾶνος one of the Epigones was a son of Alcmaeon and Calirrhoe, and brother Agapenor ( Greek) was in Greek mythology a leader of the Arcadians in the Trojan war. Delphi ( Greek,) ( pronounce and dialectal forms) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western After killing them, Amphoterus and Arcmaeon continue to Psophis and killed king Phegeus and his queen, after which they are forced to flee to Tegea. Tegea was a settlement in ancient Greece and it is also a municipality in modern Arcadia, Greece, with its seat in the village Stadio. [13]
Apollodorus relates a different myth about this same Alcmaeon, attributing it to Euripides. Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus During his madness, he had two children with Manto, the daughter of Teiresias. Everes redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Everes (genus. These were Amphilocus and Tisiphone. Tisiphone ( Ancient Greek: Τισιφόνη "avenging murder" is the name of two figures in Greek mythology. Alcmaeon entrusted them to Creon, the king of Corinth, who raised them. Creon ( Attic Greek: Κρέων - Kreōn, meaning "ruler" is the name of two mythological Greek kings a mythological son of Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. Creon's wife, however, feared that he might marry Tisiphone because of her great beauty, and sold the girl as a slave. Through a great coincidence, it was Alcmaeon who purchased her and kept her as his handmaid, not knowing who she was. When he returned to Corinth to fetch his children, her identity was somehow revealed, and Amphilocus went on to colonize Amphilochian Argos. [14] This story was probably the subject of Euripides lost "Alcaemaon in Corinth," which was produced posthumously. [15] Whether the story was invented for this play is unclear. The epic poem "Alcmaeonis," as well as the "Alcmaeon" of Sophocles, and those of Agathon and Achaeus, have all been lost. Sophocles (ˈsɒfəkliːz Ancient Greek, sopʰoklɛ̂ːs circa Agathon (Ἀγάθων (ca 448&ndash400 BC was an Athenian tragic poet and friend of Euripides and Plato. Achaeus may refer to Achaeus son of Xuthus, mythical founder of Achaean race A king of Lydia who was hanged by his subjects for extortion
Notes
- ^ Pindar. Pythian Odes. 8. 40-48
- ^ Apollodorus, Library, 3. 7. 2
- ^ Gantz, Timothy. Early Greek Myth. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993, p. 524
- ^ Gantz, Timothy. Early Greek Myth. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993, p. 525
- ^ Apollodorus, Library, 7. 2. 5
- ^ Apollodorus, Library, 7. 2. 5
- ^ Apollodorus, Library, 7. 2. 5
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus 8. 24. 8
- ^ Apollodorus, Library, 3. 7. 3-8
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 8. 24. 8-10
- ^ Thoucydides. The Peloponnesian War. 2. 102. 5
- ^ Apollodorus. Library. 3. 7. 5
- ^ Apollodorus, Library. 3. 7. 6
- ^ Apollodorus. Library. 3. 7. 7
- ^ Gantz, Timothy. Early Greek Myth. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993, p. 526
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