Seven Against Thebes
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek The name given
to the conflict between the rulers of the kingdom of
Thebes and the rebels who challenged the king for the
throne. It was the subject of a tragedy by Aeschylus.
At the death of their father, Oedipus, Eteocles
and Polynices (who were probably twins), had made
a pact to rule the kingdom of Thebes jointly, each one
taking over the kingdom for a year at a time. However,
Eteocles refused to give up his kingship at the
end of his year. Polynices appealed to King Adrastus
of Argos for military help and the war began. The
seven were the champions Adrastus brought together
to help Polynices gain the throne.
The city of Thebes had seven gates. Eteocles set
a champion to guard each one. Adrastus delegated a
champion to capture each gate. It was fated that, at
the end of the battle, the two brothers, Eteocles and
Polynices, should meet in one-to-one combat and kill
each other.
Creon, the new king of Thebes, ordered that
Eteocles be left to lie on the battlefield rather than
be buried. He was opposed by Antigone, the sister
of Eteocles and Polynices, who herself performed the
forbidden burial service.
The Epigoni, sons of the Seven, continued the
war years later.
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