Hippomedon

Family: Argos · Role: warrior · First appears: Aeschylus, The Seven Who Fought Against Thebes — Scene 3

Life events

• Eteocles assigns Hyperbios to oppose Hippomedon at the Onca-Athenà gates.(Aeschylus, The Seven Who Fought Against Thebes — Scene 3 · 📍 Onca-Athenà's)
  • With: Eteocles Hyperbios
  • “And next Hyperbios, The stalwart son of Œnops, has been chosen, A hero 'gainst this hero”
• Polynices leads seven allied commanders and their battalions against Thebè.(Sophocles, Oedipus At Colonos — Scene 7 · 📍 Thebè)
  • With: Polynices Amphiaraos Tydeus Etéoclus Capaneus Parthenopaeus
  • “With whose aid levying all that mighty host Of seven battalions, I have deeply sworn Either to die, or drive from Theban ground Those who such wrongs have wrought.”

Aeschylus, The Seven Who Fought Against Thebes — Scene 3

• enemies with Hyperbios “For man with man will fight as enemy,”

Sophocles, Oedipus At Colonos — Scene 7

• parent: Talaus “fourth, Hippomedon, Sent by his father Tálaüs,”
• friends with Polynices “And for my firm allies, who at this hour, Seven leaders of seven bands embattled there, Encompass Thebè's plain. Amphiaráus, Foremost in augury, foremost in war, First wields his warlike spear. Next, Oeneus' son, Aetolian Tydeus; then Etéoclus Of Argive lineage; fourth, Hippomedon,”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Tragedy. Made with Rho MD.