Amphiaraus

[ am-fee-uh-rey-uhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a hero who joined the Seven against Thebes, although he knew that his death was fated: deified after death.

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

Besides, Mr. Johnson’s charming and often heart-warming performance, actor Ian McShane delivers a steady stream of humor as the seer Amphiaraus, using a multifunctional spear to smite enemies and never quite getting right the foretelling of his own death.

From Washington Times

I hold as a myth that Amphiaraus who preferred to be good than to seem good.

From Project Gutenberg

Strabo, c. 761-2, represents the practice as an essential feature of Judaism, egkoim�sthai d� ka� auto�s hyp�r heaut�n ka� hum�r t�n �ll�n allous to�s euone�pous; he compares Moses to Amphiaraus, Trophonius, Orpheus, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

To the Theban cycle belong: the Thebais or Expedition of Amphiaraus and the Epigoni of Antimachus.

From Project Gutenberg