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Alcmaeon

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Alcmaeon

In Greek mythology, son of Amphiaraus. At his father's command, he and his brother Amphilochus killed their mother Eriphyle. Pursued by the Erinyes (Furies), he fled to Psophis where he was purified by King Phegeus and married his daughter. But the land of Psophis was unfruitful and Alcmaeon moved on to the country later known as Acarnania and married Callirhoe. Phegeus discovered Alcmaeon's faithlessness to his daughter and had him killed.



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Now, the best tragedies are founded on the story of a few houses, on the fortunes of Alcmaeon, Oedipus, Orestes, Meleager, Thyestes, Telephus, and those others who have done or suffered something terrible.
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