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Cadmus: the Non-Greek Hero of Greece

by Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Many heroes from Greek mythology have inspired people across the millennia. We can think of warriors and adventurers like Achilles, Odysseus and Jason. Yet amongst theses names, there is a figure that is especially remarkable: Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes. What makes Cadmus distinct amongst these names

Written on May 3, 2022 at 7:41 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Heroes

Tags: Cadmus, Dionysus, Elysian Fields, Oracle of Delphi, Phoenicians, Semele, Thebes

The Lost City of Thebes

By Sean Kelly, Managing Editor, Classical Wisdom I’m sure like many of you, I’m a huge fan of Greek tragedy. For many people Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex can be their first exposure to the world of Ancient Greek literature, and the Classical world in general. More than two and a half millennia since its first performance,

Written on July 19, 2021 at 8:36 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Categories: Author, Culture, Oedipus Trilogy

Tags: Alexander the Great, Antigone, History of thebes, Oedipus, Paul Cartledge, Spartans, Theban Cycle, Thebes

The Bacchae: the Morals of Murderous Women

By Ben Potter If I invited you to a bacchanalia what would you expect? Wine? Dancing? Sex? Of course you would. How about harmonizing with nature? Mass hallucination? Violence? Carpaccio? You’re beginning to think you should call and cancel, aren’t you? Well don’t worry, it might not be as wild as you think. Then again,

Written on January 5, 2020 at 5:11 am, by Ben Potter

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Categories: Traditions

Tags: Bacchae, Cadmus, Dionysus, Euripides, murderous, Pentheus, Teiresias, Thebes

The History of Thebes

By Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Having been inhabited for roughly 5,000 years, Thebes possesses a wealth of history and culture. Thebes is located in central Greece and garnered military might and political power, not least of which resulted from their leadership in the Boeotian League and the Sacred Band of soldiers in the

Written on November 20, 2018 at 3:55 am, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Categories: Places

Tags: Boeotian league, Cadmus, History of thebes, Kadmeion, Kadmos, Mycenaean, persian war, terracotta, Theban, Thebes, Xerxes

The Peloponnesian War Summary of Battles and Betrayals: Athens’ Last Stand

The Peloponnesian War Summary of Battles and Betrayals: The Sicilian Expedition can be found HERE. The year is 413 BC and the battle between Sparta and Athens continues to rage. The war, which saw a brief 6 year peace, is now back on after Athens’ bitter defeat in Sicily. The Spartans had sent aid to

Written on October 22, 2017 at 5:26 pm, by plato

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Alcibiades, Athens, Cornith, Peloponnesian war, Sicilian expedition, Sparta, Thebes

The Unlucky Seven Against Thebes

Seven warriors killing seven other soldiers in front of seven gates. You’d think that story would forever condemn the number to enmity. But Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes makes no comment on the conspicuous symmetry of the legend’s numeral element. Maybe the seven city portals warranted warriors to both attack and protect them. Unfortunately if you are seeking

Written on May 4, 2017 at 10:04 am, by anya

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Categories: Oedipus Trilogy

Tags: Aeschylus, Ancient greek, Antigone, myth, Oedipus, Seven against Thebes, Thebes, war

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