person
Capaneus
also: Καπανῆα
One of the Seven Against Thebes, struck down by a thunderbolt from Zeus for his boastful defiance of the god. Ares cites his death as precedent for using the thunderbolt against the mice.
Reading notes
- The Battle of Frogs and Mice §245 Capaneus
One of the Seven Against Thebes, struck down by a thunderbolt from Zeus for his boastful defiance of the god. Ares cites his death as precedent for using the thunderbolt against the mice.