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ALCMAEON , of Argos, in Greek legend, was the son of Arilphiaraus and Eriphyle. When his father set out with the expedition of the Seven against Thebes, which he knew would be fatal to him, he enjoined upon his sons to avenge his death by slaying Eriphyle and undertaking a second expedition against Thebes. After the destruction of Thebes by the Epigoni, Alcmaeon carried out his father's injunctions by killing his mother
punishment for which he was driven mad and pursued by the Erinyes from place to place. On his arrival at Psophis in Arcadia
land
mother
island had recently been formed by the alluvial deposit; here he settled and, forgetting his wife Arsinoe, married Callirrhoe
Homer , Odyssey xv. 248; Apollodorus iii. 7; Thucydides
Ovid , Metam. ix. 400 et seq.End of Article: ALCMAEON If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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