Ἀμφι-άρα_ος : a seer and
warrior of Argos, son of Oecles, great grandson of the seer Melampus.
Through the treachery of his wife Eriphȳle, who was bribed
by Polynīces with the gift of a golden necklace, he was
forced to meet his death by joining the expedition of the Seven
against Thebes, Od.
15.244.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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