Myths Collection

Following the exile of King Oedipus, his sons Eteocles and Polynices agreed to share the throne of Thebes by alternating power each year. However, Eteocles refused to step down after his term,...

During the siege of the Seven against Thebes, the hero Tydeus was mortally wounded by the defender Melanippus. Although the goddess Athena intended to grant Tydeus immortality, his savage act of...

Amphiaraus, a noble seer and warrior of Argos, was forced into the ill-fated Seven Against Thebes expedition by his wife's betrayal. During the final retreat, as he was about to be struck down,...