Thersandros (King of Thebes)

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Thersandros ( Greek  Θέρσανδρος ), the son of Polynices and Argeia , was king of Thebes in Greek mythology . He was married to Demonassa and was the father of Teisamenos .

Train of the Epigones

Ten years after the attempt of the Seven against Thebes to conquer Thebes had failed and Polynices, the father of Thersandro, had died in battle, the descendants ( epigones ) of the seven generals organized a new campaign. As Amphiaraos had already refused to take part in the march of the seven against Thebes , his son Alkmaion now showed little interest. Thersandros bribed Eriphyle , the mother of Alkmaion, with the veil of Harmonia , and this persuaded her sons Alkmaion and Amphilochus to take part in the procession.

What the fathers could not do, the epigones succeeded. They defeated Laodamas , Thersandro's cousin, and drove out the Theban army. After the conquest, Thersandros became king of Thebes.

Trojan war

Thersandros supported Agamemnon in the campaign against Troy . In the first attempt to conquer Troy, however, the Greeks got lost and landed on the coast of Mysia . Telephus , son of Heracles , went to meet them and drove the Greeks back onto their ships. Thersandros, however, threw himself against the Telephos and was killed by him. He was buried in Elaia on the Kaikos plain.

Virgil and Hyginus, however, mention a Thersandros when listing the heroes who were in the wooden horse during the conquest of Troy.

After his death, Peneleos took over the government of Thebes as guardian of the young Teisamenos.

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predecessor Office successor
Laodamas King of Thebes
12th century BC Chr.
(Fictional chronology) 		Peneleos