Delphi - the statues of the «Epigones»
11) Statues of the «Epigones»
Period: approx. 456 B.C.
There was a third Argive votive with the “Epigones”, the name given to the sons of Generals who fell during the siege of Thebes. It stood to the west of the «Seven of Thebes» offering, on a semi-circular pedestal.
On the pedestal is an inscription that reads in large letters: "ARGEOI ANETHEN TO APOLLONI" (Offering of the inhabitants of the city of Argos to Apollo) a dedication to the god Apollo.
Thus, the previous story continued, the children taking revenge on the death of their fathers: Aegialeus, son of Adrastus; Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus; Amphilochus, son of Amphiaraus; Diomedes, son of Tydeus; Euryalus, son of Mecisteus; Promachus son of Parthenopaeus; Sthenelus son of Capaneus; Thersander son of Polynices. They all campaigned against and took over Thebes.
The semi-circular votive offering with the slate on which the Epigiones statues stood has a diameter of 12.70 meters . It dates back to the early 5th century B.C. and is the oldest of the four votive offerings of the city of Argos at the Sacred Way.
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