num_pages: 41
description: Third play of a trilogy (the other two are lost) about the doomed family of Laius and Oedipus and his sons. After the city of Thebes has banished Oedipus, the former ruler's sons vie for the crown. The victor, Eteocles, expels his brother, Polyneices, who then recruits 7 champions to lead an assault on Thebes, with a tragic results.
language: English
title: The Seven Against Thebes
titlecomplete: The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)
characters: Scout, Ismene (sister of Antigone), Eteokles (son of Oedipus), Antigone, Messenger, Chorus..., Koryphaios
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Tragedy, Poetry, Drama, Ancient, Literature, Classics, Mythology
ratings_count: 3054
places: Greece
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Translation
publisher: Dover Publications