Thebaid 2:

Composed towards the end of the first century CE, Statius' Thebaid relates the myth of the 'Seven against Thebes': the assault of the seven champions of Argos on the ancient city in a bid to oust Eteocles, son of Oedipus, from his throne in favour of his brother, Polynices. Book 2 pre...

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1. Verfasser: Statius, Publius Papinius 45-96 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gervais, Kyle (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Latin
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2017
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarly editions online
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Zusammenfassung:Composed towards the end of the first century CE, Statius' Thebaid relates the myth of the 'Seven against Thebes': the assault of the seven champions of Argos on the ancient city in a bid to oust Eteocles, son of Oedipus, from his throne in favour of his brother, Polynices. Book 2 presents several key events in the build-up to the Theban war: Eteocles' haunting by the ghost of his grandfather Laius, the ill-omened weddings of Polynices and his ally Tydeus to the princesses of Argos, and Tydeus' failed embassy to Eteocles, leading to his famed victory over a Theban ambush
Beschreibung:Published online: February 2018
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780191864506
DOI:10.1093/actrade/9780198744702.book.1

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