Thersander

Thersander (Greek Θέρσανδρος ), the son of Polynices and the Argeia, was in Greek mythology, king of Thebes. He was married to Demonassa and was the father of Teisamenos.

Train the epigones

Ten years after the trial of the "Seven against Thebes " to conquer, Thebes, and Polynices had failed, the father of Thersander, had died in battle, the offspring ( imitators ) of the seven generals organized a new campaign. As had been denied participation in the train of the Seven against Thebes, Amphiaraus, his son Alcmaeon now showed little interest. Thersander bribed the Eriphyle, the mother of Alcmaeon, with the veil of Harmonia, and this persuaded her sons Alcmaeon and Amphilochus participate in the train.

What had been denied the fathers succeeded the epigones. They defeated Laodamas, the cousin of the Thersander, and drove the Theban army. After the conquest was Thersander king of Thebes.

Trojan War

Thersander supported Agamemnon in the expedition against Troy. In the first attempt to conquer Troy, but became lost and the Greeks landed on the coast of Mysia. Telephus, son of Heracles, went out to meet them and drove the Greeks back to their ships. However Thersander threw himself against the Telephus and was slain by him. He was buried in Elaea in Kaikosebene.

However, Virgil and Hyginus mention a Thersander in the enumeration of the heroes who were in the wooden horse in the conquest of Troy.

After his death Peneleus, as guardian of the young Teisamenos, the government took over Thebes.

Swell

• Libraries of Apollodorus, 3, 81-82; 6, 17
• Herodotus, Histories, 4, 147; 6, 52
• Pausanias, traveling in Greece, 2, 20, 5; 7, 3, 1; 9, 5, 14-15; 9, 8, 7; 9, 9, 4; 10, 10, 4
• Virgil, Aeneas, 2, 261

• Mythological king ( Thebes)
• Epigone