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'''Tydeus''' was a legendary hero and one of the [[Seven Against Thebes]] in [[Greek mythology]].


'''Tydeus''' is a figure in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology.
Along with six other individuals, Tydeus was part of the [[Argos|Argive]] army hired by the [[Thebes, Greece|Theban]] king [[Polynikes]] to help him reclaim his city.  In the heat of the battle, Tydeus ate the brain of one of the city's defender, [[Melanippos (mythology)|Melanippos]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' [[Historical Locations]] / [[Historical Locations#Argolis|Argolis]]: Tydeus' Lair</ref>


Featured in [[Aischylos]]'s play ''{{Wiki|Seven Against Thebes}}'' as well as in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'', Tydeus was one of the [[Seven Against Thebes|seven leaders]] of the [[Argos|Argive]] army who sought to seize the city of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] in [[Boeotia]] for [[Polynikes]]. In the heat of the battle, Tydeus ate the Thebian defender [[Melanippos (mythology)|Melanippos]]' brain.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
After his death, his [[Tydeus' Lair|lair]] in [[Argolis]] was abandoned and eventually claimed by the [[Followers of Ares]] in the 5th century BCE. The ruins were later explored by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
 
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] one of the [[Followers of Ares]] resided in a place called [[Tydeus' Lair]] within [[Ancient Ruins of Perseus]] in [[Argolis]].<ref name="ACOd" />


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Revision as of 09:13, 6 September 2019


Tydeus was a legendary hero and one of the Seven Against Thebes in Greek mythology.

Along with six other individuals, Tydeus was part of the Argive army hired by the Theban king Polynikes to help him reclaim his city. In the heat of the battle, Tydeus ate the brain of one of the city's defender, Melanippos.[1]

After his death, his lair in Argolis was abandoned and eventually claimed by the Followers of Ares in the 5th century BCE. The ruins were later explored by the misthios Kassandra during the Peloponnesian War.[2]

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References

  1. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyHistorical Locations / Argolis: Tydeus' Lair
  2. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey