Chapter 13 Seven Heroes' Expedition to Thebes-13

Alcmaeon, after his triumphant return from Thebes, decided to fulfill the second part of the oracle, which was to avenge his father. He hated his mother all the more when he heard that Erifele had betrayed his father for a bribe, and now betrayed him. He thought he had no mercy for her, so he took his sword and stabbed her mother.Finally, wearing a necklace and a veil, he left his parents' former home, a place he loathed. Although the oracle asked him to avenge his father, killing his mother is also a sin against ethics, which must be punished by the gods.They sent Furies to persecute him.He lost his mind, became mad, and went into exile in Arcadia, where he was taken in by King Eucleus.But here he still had no peace, and the Furies drove him on to wander.Finally, he fled to Perthophis in Acadia, took refuge in King Phegeus, found a place to settle down, and married the king's daughter Arsinoe.Two ominous gifts, the necklace and the veil, were again in her hands.

Alkmaeon's madness improved, but the disaster was not over yet.Because of him, his father-in-law's kingdom has suffered disasters year after year, and the grains have not been harvested.Alcmaeon prayed to the oracle, and the answer he received did not bring him comfort: he must go to a country that had not yet appeared on the earth when he killed his mother, so that he can find peace.Because, before his death, Erifele had cursed any country that took in mother murderers. Alkmaeon left his wife and young son Clytius in despair, and wandered far away.After a long wandering, he finally found what he was looking for.In the Aklos River he found a small island just emerging from the water.Alcmion settled down on the island and was spared from the disaster.But his new joy and happiness overwhelmed him again.He forgot his wife Alsinoe and his youngest son Clytius, and married the beautiful Carylhoe, daughter of the god of the river Acros, and had two sons, Acarnan and amforth rose.Because it is said that Alcmion has two rare treasures, the young wife asked him to show him the beautiful necklace and veil.But he left these two treasures in the hands of his ex-wife.Naturally he couldn't mention his former marriage to his current wife, so he fabricated that he hid these two treasures in a distant place and promised to bring them back to her.So Alcmaeon returned to Persophis again, to his father-in-law and to his deserted wife, and apologized to them, saying that he had left them because of a madness which he had lost Not cured.He said: "According to the divination, there is only one way to get rid of my illness completely, that is, take the necklace and veil I gave you to Delphi and dedicate it to the gods."

His wife gave him two treasures.Alcmaion happily took the treasures on his way, and it never occurred to him that these two unfortunate treasures would ruin him.One of his servants informed King Phegeus that Alcmaeon had taken another wife and was now going to give her treasures.When the son of Phegeus heard that his sister had been cheated, he couldn't help being furious, and hurriedly chased him out, attacked him secretly on the road, killed him, and finally brought back the necklace and veil to his sister. Arsinoe still loves her unfaithful husband.She blamed her brothers for killing Alcmeon.Now, these two treasures that brought disaster have shown their effect on Alsinoe again.Her brother was offended by her reproach, and decided to punish Alsinoe.They seized her, locked her in a wooden chest, and carried her to Tegea, to King Agapanore, who told him that Arsinoe was the murderer of Alcmaeon.She later died tragically here.

After hearing the news of the murder of her husband, Alcmion, Karylhoy fell to her knees and begged Zeus for a miracle so that her two sons, Acarnan and Amforth, would grow up immediately and go to punish the murder of their father. murderer.Kaluerhouai was a pure and pious woman, and Zeus accepted her prayer.Her two sons go to bed one night as babies and wake up the next day as adults, full of strength and desire for vengeance.They set off for revenge, and came first to Tegea.It so happened that Palonous and Agenor, the sons of Phegeus, had just brought their unfortunate sister Arsinoe there, and were going to Delphi to bring Aphrodite's ominous treasure to her. Dedicated to the Temple of Apollo.When the two youths rushed up, Palonous and Agenor didn't know what was going on.Before they could ask the reason for the attack, they were beaten to death by the two brothers.

The two brothers explained to Agapanor what had happened, and then went to Perthofis in Arcadia.They went all the way into the palace and killed King Phegeus and Queen.When they returned safely, they told their mother that they had avenged their father.Later, following the advice of their grandfather Akeros, they went to Delphi and dedicated the necklace and veil to the Temple of Apollo.When this matter was completed, the disaster suffered by the Amfi Araus family was finally eliminated.His grandsons, Acarnan and Amforus, the sons of Alcmaeon and Carulhee, recruited immigrants in Epirus and established the Kingdom of Acarnania.And Clytius, the son of Alcmaeon and Arsinoe, when his father was murdered, left his mother's relations in resentment, fled to Elis, and lived there.