Adrastus

or A·dras·tos

[ uh-dras-tuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes.

Adrastus

/ əˈdræstəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes of whom he was the sole survivor

Example Sentences

I have followed Apollodorus on the whole, but I have added from Euripides the stories of the appeal of Adrastus, the madness of Hercules, and the fate of Hippolytus; from Sophocles his kindness to Oedipus; from Plutarch the story of his death, to which Apollodorus gives only a sentence.

From Literature

He had sworn this once when he and Adrastus had quarreled and Eriphyle had reconciled them.

From Literature

But Menoeceus had not died in vain; in the end the Thebans prevailed and of the seven champions all were killed except Adrastus only.

From Literature

Adrastus, the only one alive of the seven who had started the war, came to Theseus, King of Athens, to beseech him to induce the Thebans to allow the bodies to be buried.

From Literature

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

From Literature