Tydeus

One of the Seven Against Thebes.

Genealogy

Periboea

Oeneus

Clymenus, Deianira, Gorge, Meleager, Olenias, Thyreus, Toxeus

Deipyle

Diomedes

Places
  1. Aesepos River
  2. Argos
  3. Calydon
  4. Cithaeron
  5. Nemea
  6. Thebes
  7. Unknown
Events
  1. Tydeus banished for murder
  2. Tydeus arraigned for murder
  3. Tydeus flees to Argos
  4. Tydeus lives in Argos, marries Deipyle
  5. Diomedes born
  6. Tydeus and Adrastus march against Thebes
  7. Tydeus is killed by Melanippus
  8. Adrastus breaks up fight between Polynices and Tydeus
  9. Polynices and Tydeus marry Adrastus’ daughters Deiphyle and Argia
  10. Tydeus marries Deipyle
  11. Adrastus promises Polynices and Tydeus that he will regain their lands
  12. Tydeus fled from Calydon
  13. Tydeus wins the boxing match at the Nemean games
  14. Tydeus is sent to tell Eteocles to cede Thebes to Polynices
  15. Eteocles refuses Tydeus’ request to return Thebes to Polynices
  16. Tydeus challenges Thebans to single combat and beats all he faces
  17. Tydeus kills all of the Thebans who ambush him except Maeon
  18. Tydeus arrives safely back at camp on Cithaeron
  19. Tydeus goes to the Crenidian gate
  20. Athena brings Tydeus medicine to make him immortal
  21. Amphiaraus cuts off Melanippus’ head and gives it to Tydeus
  22. Tydeus eats Melanippus’ brains
  23. Athena withholds the immortality potion from Tydeus
  24. Tydeus goes to Thebes as an envoy of the Achaeans
  25. Tydeus abandons the Achaeans
  26. Tydeus delivers a message of peace to the Cadmeans
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.5
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.1
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.3
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.4
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.5
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.6
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.8
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.2
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.8
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.12
  11. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 364
  12. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 1
  13. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 111
  14. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 121
  15. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 179
  16. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 239
  17. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 274
  18. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 375
  19. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 792
  20. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 807
  21. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 814
  22. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 864
  23. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 212
  24. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 161
  25. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 506
  26. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 148
  27. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 283
  28. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 310
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 328
  30. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 655
  31. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 109
  32. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 20
  33. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 67
  34. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 383
  35. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 287
  36. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 349
  37. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 448
  38. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 811
  39. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.12
  40. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 16.2
  41. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 18.1
  42. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 18.2
  43. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 9.11
  44. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 10.3
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