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  • And how long did Eriphyle live with Amphiaraus, and was the mother of children and of many?

    The Discourses of Epictetus 2004

  • Procris, and sad Eriphyle, pointing to the wounds her cruel son had dealt, and Evadne and Pasiphae.

    Selections from the _Aeneid_ 2002

  • He may not indeed destroy the framework of the received legends — the fact, for instance, that Clytemnestra was slain by Orestes and Eriphyle by

    Poetics 2002

  • He may not indeed destroy the framework of the received legends — the fact, for instance, that Clytemnestra was slain by Orestes and Eriphyle by

    Poetics 2002

  • When Alcmæon returned from his expedition against the Thebans he determined to fulfil the last injunction of his father Amphiaraus, who had desired him to be revenged on his mother Eriphyle for her perfidy in accepting a bribe to betray him.

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens

  • Last came Eriphyle, the false wife, who sold her husband's life for a glittering bribe.

    Stories from the Odyssey

  • Thersander, however, the son of Polynices, adopting similar tactics to those of his father, bribed Eriphyle with the beautiful veil of

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens

  • Eriphyle, shewing on her the wounds of her merciless son, and Evadne and

    The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil

  • Eriphyle, unable to withstand the tempting bait, accepted the bribe, and thus Amphiaraus was compelled to join the army.

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens

  • But before leaving his home he extorted a solemn promise from his son Alcmæon that, should he perish on the field of battle, he would avenge his death on his mother, the perfidious Eriphyle.

    Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens

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