Seven Against Thebes · Atlas

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In addition to all these and many other noble deeds they refused to suffer the lawful rites of the departed to be treated with despite when Creon forbade the burial of the seven against Thebes.

the funeral speech ¶

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The Funeral SpeechClassical · Greek

The legendary expedition against Thebes whose fallen leaders' burial rites Creon forbade, an injustice the Athenians' ancestors refused to allow.

In addition to all these and many other noble deeds they refused to suffer the lawful rites of the departed to be treated with despite when Creon forbade the burial of the seven against Thebes.

the funeral speech ¶

PhoenissaeClassical · Greek

The collective term for the seven Argive leaders—Parthenopaeus, Amphiaraus, Hippomedon, Tydeus, Polyneices, Capaneus, and Adrastus—each assigned to one of Thebes's seven gates.

After Creon’s son, who gave up his life for his country, had taken his stand on the turret’s top and plunged a dark-hilted sword through his throat to save this land, your son told off seven companies with their captains to the seven gates to keep watch on the Argive warriors, and stationed cavalry to cover cavalry, and infantry to support infantry, so that assistance might be close at hand for an …

phoenissae ¶

Next lord Hippomedon came marching to the Ogygian gates with this device in the middle of his shield:

phoenissae ¶

First to the Neitian gate, Parthenopaeus, son of the huntress, led a company bristling with thick rows of shields, and he had his own device in the centre of his shield:

phoenissae ¶

Oedipus at ColonusClassical · Greek

Argive coalition of seven leaders and armies assembled by Polyneices for the campaign against Thebes.

And I bound to me by oath all men of the Apian land who are foremost in their renown for war, so that with their aid I might collect the seven armies of spearmen against Thebes, and die in a just cause, or drive the doers of this wrong from the land.

oedipus at colonus ¶

—such an end, that I cannot even mention it to any of my companions or turn them back, but must go in silence to meet this fate.

oedipus at colonus ¶

But who will dare follow you, when he hears what prophecies this man has uttered?

oedipus at colonus ¶