Including Parthenopaeus and Capaneus, this group also included Polyneices.
Their arrival at Nemea caused Hypsipyle to abandon Opheltes in some grass, leading the latter to be devoured by a snake. In order to repulse the force led by them, a man was told to offer his son Menoiceus to Ares, but that son slit his own throat before he was sacrificed. One member of this group gave his daughters Argeia and Deipyle in marriage to another after seeing a pair of shields that contained a lion and a boar. They include a man who (*) devoured the brains of Melanippos, thus revolting Athena into not giving him immortality. A son of Atalanta and a man struck down by Zeus's lightning after climbing a ladder are two of them. Including Parthenopaeus and Capaneus, this group also included Polyneices. For 10 points, identify this numerically-named group which fought a war against Thebes.
Their arrival at Nemea caused Hypsipyle to abandon Opheltes in some grass, leading the latter to be devoured by a snake.
Seven Against Thebes