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seven-gated Thebes
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Minerva recalls that Tydeus went as an envoy to the city of Thebes and feasted there.
“Tydeus was a little man, but he could fight, and rushed madly into the fray even when I told him not to do so. When he went all unattended as envoy to the city of Thebes among the Cadmeans, I bade him feast in their houses”
Diomed recalls Tydeus reaching Thebes as an envoy and later returning from there.
“my noble father Tydeus when he went to Thebes as envoy sent by the Achaeans. He left the Achaeans by the banks of the river Aesopus, and went to the city bearing a message of peace to the Cadmeians; on his return thence”
Diomed reports that Tydeus lies buried at Thebes.
“Tydeus, who lies buried at Thebes”
Jove recalls Alcmena in Thebes.
“Alcmena in Thebes by whom I begot my lion-hearted son Hercules”
In Agamemnon’s recollected story, Alcmena is to give birth to Hercules in the fair city of Thebes.
“Time was when she fooled Jove himself, who they say is greatest whether of gods or men; for Juno, woman though she was, beguiled him on the day when Alcmena was to bring forth mighty Hercules in the fair city of Thebes.”
Mecisteus once went to Thebes to attend Oedipus’s funeral.
“Mecisteus went once to Thebes after the fall of Oedipus, to attend his funeral”
Agamemnon’s second-hand account describes Thebes as a strong city against which war was being levied.
“they were levying war against the strong city of Thebes”
Sthenelus recalls that his side took seven-gated Thebes despite its stronger wall and their fewer men.
“we took seven-gated Thebes, though the wall was stronger and our men were fewer in number”
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“the strong city of Thebes”
“we took seven-gated Thebes”
“Tydeus, who lies buried at Thebes”
“the fair city of Thebes”
“Mecisteus went once to Thebes”