As it opens, the king orders a group of praying women to disperse.
As it opens, the king orders a group of praying women to disperse. The title characters dip their hands in the blood of a bull, and a champion defender is chosen to meet each attacker at a gate; all defenders are successful, but the king is killed while fighting his brother. FTP, name this Aeschylus play in which Eteocles organizes a defense against Hippomedon, Capaneus, Tydeus, Parthenopaeus, Adrastus, Amphiara?s, and Polynices.
As it opens, the king orders a group of praying women to disperse.
"Seven Against Thebes"