Amphiaraus

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[am-fee-uh-rey-uhs] / ˌæm fi əˈreɪ əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a hero who joined the Seven against Thebes, although he knew that his death was fated: deified after death.

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Amphiaraus

Polyneices had been joined by six chieftains, one of them the King of Argos, Adrastus, and another Adrastus’ brother-in-law, Amphiaraus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Nor was Croesus altogether unmindful of Amphiaraus, whose answer had been creditable, though less triumphant than that of the Pythian priestess.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by John Rudd

We read of Amphiaraus, Amphilocus, Amphimachus, persons represented as under particular divine influence, and interpreters of the will of the Gods.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Jacob Bryant

But the Theban epic comprises the whole story of the expedition of the seven chieftains, and it is idle to make Amphiaraus the central figure.

From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Harold Edgeworth Butler

I heard a rumbling noise, like thunder; and from the statue of Amphiaraus came a voice, saying, 'Life is given by the gods.'

From Philothea A Grecian Romance by Lydia Maria Francis Child