Adrastus
Family: Argos · Role: king · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.8
🌐 Also appears in: Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Adrastus)
In Apollodorus, Library 1.8, Adrastus is the parent of Deipyle and Aegialia. In Library 1.9, he is named among the children of Talaus, alongside Parthenopaeus, Pronax, Mecisteus, Aristomachus, and Eriphyle.
By Library 3.6, Tydeus had married Deipyle, while Polynices married Argia, another daughter of Adrastus. Adrastus promised to restore Tydeus and Polynices to their native lands, advocating war against Thebes while Amphiaraus opposed it; because Amphiaraus had once made peace with Adrastus after a dispute, the decision rested with him. Adrastus won the horse race against Eteoclus, who won the footrace, and in the war Adrastus alone was saved by his horse Arion.
Later, Aegialeus is identified as the son of Adrastus, and Eurydice as his daughter. The Epitome names Adrastus and Amphius as sons of Merops.
Relationship record
Apollodorus, Library 1.8
- child: Deipyle “whose daughter Deipyle he married”
- child: Aegialia “having married Aegialia, daughter of Adrastus”
- with Tydeus (interaction) “Tydeus marched against Thebes with Adrastus”
Apollodorus, Library 1.9
- parent: Talaus “and had by her Adrastus, Parthenopaeus, Pronax, Mecisteus, Aristomachus, and Eriphyle”
Apollodorus, Library 3.6
- child: Deipyle “And Tydeus married Deipyle, and Polynices married Argia ;”
- child: Argia “And Tydeus married Deipyle, and Polynices married Argia ;”
- rivals with Amphiaraus “for the decision lay with her, because once, when a difference arose between him and Adrastus, he had made it up with him”
- with Polynices (Adrastus promised to restore Tydeus and Polynices to their native lands.) “And Tydeus married Deipyle, and Polynices married Argia ; and Adrastus promised that he would restore them both to their native lands.”
- with Amphiaraus (They disagreed over the war against Thebes.) “when war was to be made on Thebes , and the measure was advocated by Adrastus and opposed by Amphiaraus,”
- with Eteoclus (They participated in the Nemean games; Adrastus won the horse race and Eteoclus the footrace.) “Adrastus won the horse race, Eteoclus the footrace,”
- with Arion (Arion saved Adrastus.) “Adrastus alone was saved by his horse Arion.”
Apollodorus, Library 3.7
- child: Aegialeus “Aegialeus, son of Adrastus”
Apollodorus, Library 3.12
- child: Eurydice “Eurydice, daughter of Adrastus”
Apollodorus, Epitome 3
- parent: Merops “from Adrastia, Adrastus and Amphius, sons of Merops;”
- child: Merops “Adrastus and Amphius, sons of Merops”
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