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This is an article about the Greek myth. For the epic on the subject, see Epigoni (epic). For the play by Sophocles, see Epigoni (play). For the sons and descendants of successors of Alexander the Great (called Epigoni) see DiadochiIn Greek mythology, Epigoni (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίγονοι, meaning "offspring") are the sons of the Argive heroes who had fought and been killed in the first Theban war, the subject of the Thebaid, in which Polynices and six allies (the Seven Against Thebes) attacked Thebes because Polynices' brother, Eteocles, refused to give up the throne as promised. The second Theban war, also called the war of the Epigoni, occurred ten years later, when the Epigoni, wishing to avenge the death of their fathers, attacked Thebes.According to the Bibliotheca, they were: 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 PolynicesTo this list, Pausanias also adds: Polydorus son of Hippomedon↑ ↑

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