Theban wars
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The Theban wars are a cycle of ancient Greek legendary conflicts centered on the city of Thebes, most famously including the stories of Oedipus’s sons and the battles of the Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Theban War | 1 |
| Theban wars canonical | 1 |
| first Theban war | 1 |
| siege of Thebes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological cycle
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legendary conflict ⓘ mythological war ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
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Ares NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysus NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Creon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ismene NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | Seven Against Thebes precedes Epigoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
classical Greek literature
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later European drama ⓘ |
| follows |
curse of the house of Laius
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story of Oedipus ⓘ |
| hasCause |
curse on the house of Oedipus
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quarrel between Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Epigoni
NERFINISHED
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Seven Against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ war of the Epigoni NERFINISHED ⓘ war of the Seven against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
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Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTradition |
Athenian tragedy
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oral epic tradition ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Argive coalition
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Thebans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Antigone (Sophocles)
NERFINISHED
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Epigoni (lost epic) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus Rex (Sophocles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenician Women (Euripides) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Against Thebes (Aeschylus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebaid (lost epic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
death of Eteocles
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death of Polynices ⓘ eventual restoration of Theban power ⓘ temporary fall of Theban royal house ⓘ |
| theme |
civil war
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family curse ⓘ fate versus free will ⓘ fratricide ⓘ loyalty to kin ⓘ loyalty to the city ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
siege of Thebes
this entity surface form:
Second Theban War