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Thebaid), whom she entrusted to a herdsman to be raised. In an unguarded moment, wild dogs devoured the infant. Hearing this, the princess confessed her plight to her father who punished her by death. Apollo then created a child-devouring monster and sent it to punish the people of the kingdom. The young hero Coroebus, not wanting the disaster to continue, killed the monster. Even more angered by this, Apollo sent a plague onto Argos. Seeing this Coroebus went to the godâs newly erected sanctuary in Delphi and confronted him, expressing his will to offer his own life to save his hometown from the godâs wrath. Moved by this, the god decided to spare both Coroebus and his city. Thereafter, the Argives annually celebrated a festival in Apollo's honor.
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of Argos to purify himself. There he fell in love with the kingâs daughter (nameless in the
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In Thebes, Menoecus receives a kingly burial while the other war dead are cremated. Creon proclaims that he will deny burial to the dead
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Opheltes's parents, Lycurgus and his wife
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Polynices to challenge Eteocles to single combat to decide the war. Eteocles is hesitant but he is urged by Creon to accept the duel, while Antigone and Jocasta try to defuse the situation. Meeting on the plain before the city, the brothers fight and kill each other. Jocasta
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find out whether a war is sanctioned by the gods. Though the omens presage a terrible defeat, it is decided that Argos should march against Thebes. Both sides begin to prepare for war. At Argos, seven princes assemble their forces: Polynices, Adrastus, Tydeus, Amphiaraus,
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in low esteem for most of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Their views were rooted in a distaste for
Statius' perceived lack of originality and his ties to the autocratic regime of the emperor Domitian. Representing such attitudes, the Latinist
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displays "a particularly Roman preoccupation with the relationship between politics and the family". The politics of Thebes are inextricably linked with those of its royal family: the rupture between
Eteocles and Polynices results in a split within the Theban
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Argives arrive at Thebes, Jocasta visits their camp hoping to serve as a mediator between her sons. However, Tydeus turns her down and brusquely sends her back to the city. The Argives proceed to kill the tigers of Bacchus, a
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is sent to Thebes in order to sow discord among the brothers. In the city, Eteocles and
Polynices strike a pact, stipulating that rule of the city would alternate between them on an annual basis while the other spent a year in
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Angry at the Nemean delay, Jupiter sends Mars to incite the Argives to continue their march. Against the opposition of Bacchus, the Argive army makes its way to Thebes. Meanwhile, the Thebans muster their own army while
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which trace their roots back to the 9th century AD. This tradition is thought to fall into two distinct branches. One, labelled P as a shorthand for Puteaneus, is represented by a single manuscript written at
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provided a sympathetic study which still acknowledged some of the flaws traditionally ascribed by classical scholars. Towards the end of the century, a revisionist school of thought interpreted the
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considered his development of this narrative device an important predecessor of medieval forms of allegorical writing. Lewis illustrates this point with his analysis of the portrayal of Mars in the
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who harbours sympathies for the Thebans. To prevent the army's arrival, he withdraws all water from the area. The Argives are struck by a parching thirst but they are saved by a young woman named
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Disturbed by the news of his death, the Argives negotiate a brief truce. They spend the night mourning their loss while the Thebans celebrate a victory. On the morning of the next day,
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of the 19th and early 20th century criticised the poem for a perceived lack of originality and taste, a resurgence of critical interest has since brought it closer to the centre of the
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to incite the citizens of Argos to war. Upon Tydeus' arrival, Adrastus remains reluctant to go to war against Thebes. After several days, he bows to his allies' pressure and lets his
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is appointed to replace the dead seer. Upon his accession, he conducts an elaborate ritual to the gods. Slaughter ensues on the second day of battle. Tydeus fights the Theban prince
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Argia meets Antigone at the site of Polynices' body. After weeping over their shared loss, they burn his body on Eteocles' pyre. At Athens, the Argive women seek refuge at the
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Maeon, the only survivor, returns to the palace and accuses Eteocles of causing the death of dozens of Thebans. He kills himself in anticipation of the king's punishment.
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to intervene. He obliges and casts deep sleep onto the Theban army. Led by Thiodamas, a band of Argives invades the Theban siege camp and commits a massacre. Two youths,
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The next day, the Argive princess congregate at the palace to attend the funeral of Opheltes. An ancient grove is felled to provide the building material for a sumptuous
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In a narrative taking up the fifth book almost in its entirety, the princess tells the story of how she came to Nemea: the women of Lemnos had disrespected the goddess
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still garnered steady attention from the Roman public. In spite of his testimony, there is little other evidence to suggest that the poem had much currency until
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seeks to intervene on her behalf but is told by Apollo that the youth cannot be saved. Parthenopaeus is granted one last killing spree before he is killed by
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over which their first confrontation with the Thebans breaks out. Amphiaraus, aided by his patron Apollo, kills dozens of enemies in a frenzy until a large
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who shows them the way to a nearby stream. After they drink from the muddy river, Hypsipyle reveals that she is the daughter of
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Argia and Deipyle, Adrastus' daughters, marry Polynices and Tydeus respectively. Their father thus concludes a
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1971:Howatson, M. C., ed. (2011).
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1911:Ganiban, Randall T. (2007).
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23:Thebaid (disambiguation)
2540:Funeral Parade of Roses
2083:Statius and the Thebaid
2064:Statius II: Thebaid 1â7
1854:Dewar, Michael (1991).
1837:Statius II: Thebaid 1â7
1249:Statius and the Thebaid
1202:. Its influence on the
1179:, nephew of archbishop
1162:Carolingian Renaissance
966:D. R. Shackleton Bailey
929:
738:Following the model of
266:Carolingian Renaissance
252:was not widely read in
2228:(half sister/daughter)
2210:(half sister/daughter)
2081:Vessey, David (1973).
1930:Gibson, Bruce (2006).
1801:: a Reconsideration".
1727:Shackleton Bailey 2003
1690:, p. xxxviiâviii.
1561:Shackleton Bailey 2003
1307:Shackleton Bailey 2003
1292:, p. xxix, n. 44.
1237:Robert Maxwell Ogilvie
946:
656:
508:
400:
309:begins with a view of
297:
161:
2380:The Gospel at Colonus
937:
710:Theseus' intervention
643:
496:
391:
313:, the former king of
295:
56:1786 oil painting by
18:Latin poem by Statius
2414:The Burial at Thebes
2366:The Infernal Machine
2318:The Phoenician Women
2266:Seven Against Thebes
1823:The Classical Review
1245:imperial Latin texts
1076:Seven Against Thebes
988:medieval manuscripts
409:Necklace of Harmonia
301:Preparations for war
2706:Epic poems in Latin
2180:(biological father)
1856:Statius, Thebaid IX
1620:, p. xxixâxxx.
855:and Vergil towards
522:After a while, the
193:seven Greek princes
2662:Hamlet and Oedipus
2353:(Dryden & Lee)
2292:Oedipus at Colonus
2222:(half brother/son)
2216:(half brother/son)
2184:Polybus of Corinth
2166:Titles and lineage
1809:(32.5): 2803â2912.
1321:, pp. 317â20.
1118:Seneca the Younger
1052:Oedipus at Colonus
947:
944:Capitoline Museums
754:dactylic hexameter
657:
509:
460:necromantic ritual
426:Jupiter instructs
401:
298:
278:classical scholars
268:, the text of the
241:, Statius used an
222:Seneca the Younger
100:Dactylic hexameter
2711:Poetry by Statius
2688:
2687:
2609:Lille Stesichorus
2423:
2422:
2192:(adoptive mother)
2186:(adoptive father)
2092:978-0-521-14751-4
2073:978-0-674-01208-0
2051:978-0-19-814456-4
2038:Reeve, Michael D.
2029:978-90-04-21789-8
2010:978-1-107-65943-8
1988:978-0-19-954854-5
1963:978-0-521-42562-9
1941:978-0-19-927715-5
1932:Statius, Silvae 5
1922:978-0-521-16911-0
1903:978-90-04-28470-8
1884:978-90-04-09972-2
1877:. Leiden: Brill.
1865:978-0-19-814480-9
1846:978-0-674-01208-0
1797:(1984). "Statius
1678:, p. xxxvii.
1632:, pp. 343â4.
1408:, pp. 49â50.
1333:, pp. 321â2.
1222:Modern approaches
1181:Baldwin of Exeter
500:saves her father
405:military alliance
170:
113:
112:
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2532:Oedipus the King
2390:Other (Antigone)
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1166:High Middle Ages
1140:stated that the
910:carmen perpetuum
849:anthropomorphism
799:Kathleen Coleman
325:with his mother
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2668:Jocasta complex
2651:Electra complex
2646:Oedipus complex
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2101:Further reading
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1752:
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1593:, p. 395.
1580:
1578:, p. 394.
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1494:
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1482:
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1410:
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1374:
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1345:, p. 321.
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1294:
1282:
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1173:Togail na Tebe
1146:late antiquity
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724:Altar of Mercy
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1767:
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1743:
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1479:
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1467:
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1443:
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1431:
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1383:
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859:. The writer
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2240:(later wife)
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2000:
1997:Lewis, C. S.
1978:
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1806:
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1798:
1780:, p. 4.
1773:
1766:Coleman 2003
1761:
1749:
1742:Coleman 2003
1729:, p. 4.
1722:
1710:
1683:
1671:
1666:Juv. 7.82â4.
1662:
1657:, p. 8.
1655:Ganiban 2007
1650:
1642:
1637:
1630:Marinis 2015
1625:
1613:
1563:, p. 2.
1556:
1548:
1544:
1539:
1514:
1509:
1497:
1485:
1478:Coleman 2003
1473:
1466:Ganiban 2007
1461:
1456:, p. 1.
1454:Dominik 1994
1449:
1442:Ganiban 2007
1437:
1430:Ganiban 2007
1425:
1413:
1401:
1389:
1377:
1370:Coleman 2003
1357:, p. 1.
1350:
1338:
1326:
1314:
1309:, p. 3.
1285:
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