Seven against Thebes
by Aeschylus
Description
The third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. It concerns the battle between an Argive army led by Polynices and the army of Thebes led by Eteocles and his supporters.
Subjects
Drama
Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology)
Polyneices (Greek mythology)
Eteocles (Greek mythology)
Seven against Thebes
Greek Mythology
Translations into English
Criticism and interpretation
Prometheus (Greek deity)
Greek drama (Tragedy)
Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author)
Drama (dramatic works by one author)







