Thersander (son of Polynices)

Also known as: Thersander · Family: Argives · Role: father of Tisamenus · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 15

Life events

The Argives captured Thebes and delivered it to Thersander.(Book 9 · Chapter 5 · 📍 Thebes)
- “And the Argives captured Thebes, and delivered it over to Thersander the son of Polynices.”
Thersander restored the displaced Thebans to Thebes, inspiring the gate’s commemorative name.(Book 9 · Chapter 8 · 📍 Thebes)
- “And when Thersander the son of Polynices restored them to Thebes, they called the gate by which they entered Homolois in memory of Homole.”

child: Tisamenus (son of Thersander) “the son of Tisamenus, the son of Thersander”

enemies with Telephus (Telephus killed Thersander in battle.) “Thersander, who was the bravest of the Greeks in the battle, was slain by Telephus”
child: Tisamenus (son of Thersander) (Parent-to-child direction.) “because Tisamenus the son of Thersander was not yet old enough”
with Telephus (interaction) “Thersander, who was the bravest of the Greeks in the battle, was slain by Telephus,”
with Agamemnon (Both are associated with the expedition; no more specific relation is stated) “when some of those who were going with Agamemnon to the siege of Troy sailed out of their course,”

parent: Polynices “And when Thersander the son of Polynices restored them to Thebes”

Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.