Note 315 — Chapter V · EURIPIDES AND VASE PAINTING (continued 2)

The Theban Cycle was handled in the Θηβαΐς and the Οἰδιπόδεια, from which the tragedians probably drew their material. For the subject in the fifth century B.C. vid. Benndorfs Heroon von Gjölbaschi, p. 187 ff. and pl. 24. A1–A5. Kapaneus’ catastrophe in attempting to storm the walls was often shown. Cf. Wiener Vorlegeblätter, 1889, pl. 11, nos. 13, 14, 16, 17. The death of Amphiaraos was another popular story. Cf. Wiener Vorlegeblätter, 1889, pl. 11. 8. 15. There are many interesting monuments which represent the conference of the chiefs before the assault. Cf. especially the famous Etruscan gem with inscriptions naming Polyneikes, Amphiaraos, Adrastos, Tydeus, and Parthenopaios; pub. Wiener Vorlegeblätter, 1889, pl. 11. 5; Baumeister, Denkmäler, iii. no. 1839, no. 369 in Bilderheft. An Etruscan mirror, Gerhard, Etruskische Spiegel, ii. pl. 178, gives Adrastos, Amphiaraos, and Tydeus.