Amphiaraus
deity earth Greek corroborated · 3
Amphiaraus is a seer and warrior in Greek mythology, husband of Eriphyle and father of Alcmaeon and Amphilochus. He was persuaded by his wife to join the Seven against Thebes expedition, where he died in battle.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested in Greek mythology from the Archaic period onwards.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Phegus, Pronous, Agenor, Amphoterus, Acarnan, Amphilochus, Panacea, Archelous, Alphesiboea, Harmonia, Cadmus, Agave, Pentheus, Polynices, Artemis (Diana), Athena, Zeus, Apollo, Diana, Hermes, Aphrodite, Heracles, Hera, Pan, Poseidon, Erechtheus, nymphs, Hestia, Jason, Alpheus, Cephissus
- parent of
- Alcmaeon, Amphilochus
- consort of
- Eriphyle
- enemy of
- Periclymenus
- allied with
- Adrastus
- child of
- Oïcles, Hypermestra
Mentioned by
- Alphesiboea
- Harmonia
- Cadmus
- Agave
- Pentheus
- Polynices
- Artemis (Diana)
- Athena
- Zeus
- Apollo
- Diana
- Hermes
- Aphrodite
- Heracles
- Hera
- Pan
and 9 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
encyclopedia (2)
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“He used both items to bribe Eriphyle so that she would persuade her husband, Amphiaraus, and her sons, Alcmaeon and Amphilochus, to participate in the Seven against Thebes expedition.”
#28590 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“a second to Hestia, Hermes, Amphiaraus and the children of Amphilochus”
#43948 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free
“Amphiaraus, foreseeing the disastrous issue of the war... had been swallowed by a chasm opened by Zeus and henceforth was numbered with the immortals and worshipped as a god.”
#44009 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free