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'''Megareus of Onchestus''', King of [[Onchestus]] in [[Boeotia]], father of [[Hippomenes]], grandson of [[Poseidon]]; He defended the city against the [[Seven Against Thebes]] and committed suicide to save [[Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)|Thebes]] in response to a claim by the [[oracle]] [[Tiresias]] that Thebes would win if one person would voluntarily die to save it. |
'''Megareus of Onchestus''', King of [[Onchestus]] in [[Boeotia]], father of [[Hippomenes]], grandson of [[Poseidon]]; He defended the city against the [[Seven Against Thebes]] and committed suicide to save [[Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)|Thebes]] in response to a claim by the [[oracle]] [[Tiresias]] that Thebes would win if one person would voluntarily die to save it. |
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Megareus of Onchestus, King of Onchestus in Boeotia, father of Hippomenes, grandson of Poseidon; He defended the city against the Seven Against Thebes and committed suicide to save Thebes in response to a claim by the oracle Tiresias that Thebes would win if one person would voluntarily die to save it.