Amphiaraus

[am-fee-uh-rey-uhs]

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

Besides, Mr. Johnson’s charming and often heart-warming performance, actor Ian McShane delivers a steady stream of humor as the seer Amphiaraus, using a multifunctional spear to smite enemies and never quite getting right the foretelling of his own death.

From Washington Times

Strabo, c. 761-2, represents the practice as an essential feature of Judaism, egkoim�sthai d� ka� auto�s hyp�r heaut�n ka� hum�r t�n �ll�n allous to�s euone�pous; he compares Moses to Amphiaraus, Trophonius, Orpheus, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

To the Theban cycle belong: the Thebais or Expedition of Amphiaraus and the Epigoni of Antimachus.

From Project Gutenberg

With it Polyneices bribed Eriphyle to persuade her husband Amphiaraus to undertake the expedition against Thebes.

From Project Gutenberg