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Adrastus [əˈdræstəs] n (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes of whom he was the sole survivor How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The story was thence carried down to the end of the expedition under Polyneices, Adrastus and Amphiarus against Thebes. Those who held the strong city of Mycenae, rich Corinth and Cleonae; Orneae, Araethyrea, and Licyon, where Adrastus reigned of old; Hyperesia, high Gonoessa, and Pellene; Aegium and all the coast-land round about Helice; these sent a hundred ships under the command of King Agamemnon, son of Atreus. |
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