war of the Epigoni
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The war of the Epigoni is a later Greek mythological conflict in which the sons of the Seven against Thebes returned to successfully capture the city their fathers had failed to conquer.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| war of the Epigoni canonical | 3 |
| War of the Seven against Thebes | 1 |
| campaign of the Epigoni | 1 |
| lost epic "Epigoni" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: war of the Epigoni Context triple: [Thebes, hasMythologicalEvent, war of the Epigoni]
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Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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Second Sacred War
The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
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Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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Fourth Sacred War
The Fourth Sacred War was a late 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece, sparked by disputes over control of the Delphic sanctuary and ultimately exploited by Philip II of Macedon to extend his dominance over central Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: war of the Epigoni Target entity description: The war of the Epigoni is a later Greek mythological conflict in which the sons of the Seven against Thebes returned to successfully capture the city their fathers had failed to conquer.
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A.
Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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B.
Second Sacred War
The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
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C.
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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Fourth Sacred War
The Fourth Sacred War was a late 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece, sparked by disputes over control of the Delphic sanctuary and ultimately exploited by Philip II of Macedon to extend his dominance over central Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Greek mythology
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mythological war ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ancient Greek religion
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Greek heroic legend ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
death of Aegialeus
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flight of Theban survivors ⓘ installation of Thersander as king of Thebes ⓘ killing of Laodamas by Alcmaeon ⓘ |
| follows |
war of the Epigoni
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
War of the Seven against Thebes
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| hasCause |
claim to rule Thebes
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desire to avenge the Seven ⓘ failure of the Seven against Thebes ⓘ |
| hasDivineInvolvement |
Apollo
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Oracle of Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic oracle
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| hasHero |
Aegialeus
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Alcmaeon (son of Megacles) ⓘ
surface form:
Alcmaeon
Amphilochus ⓘ Diomedes ⓘ Euryalus ⓘ Polydorus ⓘ Promachus ⓘ Sthenelus ⓘ Thersander ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation | Thebes ⓘ |
| hasOpponent | Thebans ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
capture of Thebes
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defeat of Thebes ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Epigoni
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Epigoni ⓘ
surface form:
sons of the Seven against Thebes
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| hasTheme |
fulfillment of oracles
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intergenerational justice ⓘ repetition of ancestral conflicts ⓘ vengeance ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythologicalSetting | pre‑Trojan War era ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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Hyginus’ Fabulae ⓘ
surface form:
Hyginus' Fabulae
Pindar's poems ⓘ war of the Epigoni self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
lost epic "Epigoni"
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| opposesHero |
Eteocles' descendants
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Laodamas ⓘ |
| partOf | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Seven Against Thebes
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surface form:
expedition of the Seven against Thebes
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| relatedWork |
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
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surface form:
Aeschylus' "Seven Against Thebes"
Sophocles' Theban plays ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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