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Tydeus

The son of Oineus, but, because he committed murder, he was forced to flee his home and take refuge in Argos.

The king of Argos, Adrastus, welcomed him and allowed him to marry his daughter, Deipyle; he was introduced to Polynikes (Polynices) while he was in Argos and was enlisted in the army that was dubbed the Seven Against Thebes; seven armies were assembled in order to assist Polynikes in his attempt to reclaim the throne of the city of Thebes.

Tydeus died in the attempt to capture the city but, ten years after the failed attempt to take Thebes by the Seven, his son, Diomedes, joined an expedition, called the Epigoni, and successfully captured the city.

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