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Adrastus

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Adrastus

In Greek mythology, king of Argos and leader of the expedition of the Seven against Thebes, undertaken to place his son-in-law Polynices on the throne of Thebes.

Adrastus (lived 4th century BC)

Greek philosopher. He was a pupil of Aristotle, and wrote a treatise on acoustics, Harmonicon biblia tria.



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The story was thence carried down to the end of the expedition under Polyneices, Adrastus and Amphiarus against Thebes.
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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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