Thersander (Epigoni)

In Greek mythology, the name Thersander (/θɜːrˈsændər, -ˈsɑːn-/; Ancient Greek: Θέρσανδρος means "bold man" derived from θέρσος thersos "boldness, braveness" and ανδρος andros "of a man") was one of the Epigoni, who attacked the city of Thebes. This is in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven Against Thebes, who had attempted the same thing.

For other uses, see Thersander.

Family

Thersander was the son of Polynices and Argea. He was succeeded by his son Tisamenus, whose mother was Demonassa.[1]

Mythology

Thersander may have bribed Eriphyle with the robe of Harmonia so that she sent her son, Alcmaeon, to fight with him. His father did the same with Harmonia's necklace to convince her to send her husband with the original attackers. The attack of the Epigoni was successful, and Thersander became the king of Thebes.[2] Thersander intended to fight for the Greeks during the Trojan War, but was killed by Telephus before the war began, while the Greeks had mistakenly stopped in Mysia. Pindar refers to Thersander as gaining honor after Polynices' death and preserving the house of Adrastus for later generations.[3]

Regnal titles
Preceded by
Laodamas		 Mythical King of Thebes Succeeded by
Tisamenus

Notes
  1. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 9.36.1
  2. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.7.2
  3. Pindar, Olympian Odes 2.42–45
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