Amphiaraus

Amphiaraos

A participant in the Calydonian Boar Hunt, an Argonaut and one of the Seven Against Thebes.

Genealogy

Hypermnestra

Oicles, Selagus

Amphius

Eriphyle

Alcmaeon, Amphilochus, Demonassa

Groups
  1. Argonauts
  2. Calydonian Boar Hunt
  3. Melampodidae
  4. Seven against Thebes
Places
  1. Argos
  2. Calydon
  3. Cithaeron
  4. Iolcus
  5. Ismenus
  6. Nemea
  7. Thebes
Events
  1. Amphiaraus sets out for the Calydonian Boar Hunt
  2. Heroes gather in Calydon to fight the boar
  3. Crew of the Argo assembles
  4. Amphiaraus foresees that all of the Seven against Thebes except Adrastus will die
  5. Polynices asks the seer Iphis how to compel Amphiaraus to join the expedition
  6. Amphiaraus forbids Eriphyle to accept gifts from Polynices
  7. Polynices begs Eriphyle to convince Amphiaraus to go to war
  8. Amphiaraus swears to let Eriphyle resolve a future dispute between him and Adrastus
  9. Eriphyle persuades Amphiaraus to go to war
  10. Amphiaraus instructs his sons to kill Eriphyle and march on Thebes they grow up
  11. Adrastus musters an army and the Seven against Thebes
  12. Seven against Thebes stop for water at Nemea
  13. Hypsipyle leads the Seven against Thebes to a spring
  14. Adrastus and the Seven against Thebes kill a serpent and bury Opheltes
  15. Amphiaraus declares that the killing of Opheltes by the snake was an omen
  16. Amphiaraus wins the leaping and discus-throwing event at the Nemean games
  17. Seven against Thebes arrive at Cithaeron
  18. Amphiaraus goes to the Proetidian gate
  19. Amphiaraus cuts off Melanippus’ head and gives it to Tydeus
  20. Amphiaraus flees from Periclymenus, is made immortal by Zeus
  21. The earth swallows Amphiaraus, his chariot, and Baton
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.13
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.2
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.3
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.4
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.6
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.8
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.2
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.8
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 8.2
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 34.1
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 34.2
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 34.3
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 34.4
  16. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 34.5
  17. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 13.7
  18. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 18.4
  19. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 20.5
  20. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 21.2
  21. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 23.2
  22. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 37.5
  23. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 12.5
  24. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.12
  25. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 17.7
  26. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 17.8
  27. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 17.9
  28. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 17.6
  29. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 17.7
  30. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 2.4
  31. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 24.7
  32. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 36.6
  33. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 45.7
  34. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.15
  35. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 8.3
  36. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 18.1
  37. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 19.4
  38. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 10.3
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