| 单词 | seven against thebes |
| 释义 | Seven against Thebesnoun(used with a plural verb)Classical Mythology. seven heroes, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Eteoclus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Polynices, and Tydeus, who led an expedition against Thebes to depose Eteocles in favor of his brother Polynices: the expedition failed, but the Epigoni, the sons of the Seven against Thebes, conquered the city ten years later. (used with a singular verb)(italics) a tragedy (468? b.c.) by Aeschylus. Words nearby Seven against ThebesSeuss, Dr., Sevan, Sevastopol, sève, seven, Seven against Thebes, sevenbark, seven-card stud, seven deadly sins, seven-eleven, Sevener Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Seven against ThebesSeven against Thebes pl nGreek myth the seven members of an expedition undertaken to regain for Polynices, a son of Oedipus, his share in the throne of Thebes from his usurping brother Eteocles. The seven are usually listed as Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Hippomedon, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus. The campaign failed and the warring brothers killed each other in single combat before the Theban wallsSee also Adrastus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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