At the beginning of this poem, the poet considers writing about the death of Ino and Cadmus's foundation of Thebes, but decides to tackle a different subject.
A warrior in this poem asks for the head of the man who had mortally wounded him, and when he receives it, he proceeds to chew on it. A bad omen occurs in this poem when an arrow is shot at a tree and then returns to land at the mouth of its quiver. In one episode in this poem, two tigers are killed by Aconteus after they kill another character's charioteer. At the beginning of this poem, the poet considers writing about the death of Ino and Cadmus's foundation of Thebes, but decides to tackle a different subject. It isn't the Argonautica, but this poem tells of Hypsipyle, who neglects the child Archemorus, allowing him to be killed by a snake. The action of this poem begins when one character asks Tisiphone to curse his two sons, leading to a war in which one side is led by figures like Adrastus and Polynices. For 10 points, name this epic about the Seven Against Thebes by Publius Statius.
A warrior in this poem asks for the head of the man who had mortally wounded him, and when he receives it, he proceeds to chew on it.
Thebaid [or ThebaÃ¯s]