Amphiaraus

Amphiaraus was an Ancient Greek seer. de Plancy, J. C., (1863). Dictionnaire Infernal. 6ed. pg.28
== Legends ==
Amphiaraus foresaw his death amongst the Seven against Thebes, and thus tried to hide instead of going to fight. He was later found and forced to fight, leading to his death. He later came back to life, and a temple was erected in his honour in Attica near the sacred fountain he slipped in when he returned from the underworld. 
As a seer, he sent dream visions to the sick, indicating remedies to them, in a similar method to modern Magnetic Somnambulism. He also worked as a conventional oracle, taking payment and instructing people to sleep on a sheepskin, telling him the details of the ensuing dream, which he would interpret for them as prophecies. These prophecies were supposedly written down, but have since been lost to the ages. 
He is also credited with inventing pyromancy. 
== See Also ==
* Pyromancy
== References ==
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