CHAPTER XVIII

. THE HOUSE OF CECROPS AND ERICHTHONIUS 249

From Cecrops to Philomela. Matthew Arnold's Philomela. Theseus. Theseus and Ariadne. Bacchus and Ariadne. The Amazons. Theseus and Pirithoüs. Phædra and Hippolytus.

## CHAPTER XIX . THE HOUSE OF LABDACUS 261

The Misfortunes of Thebes. [OE]dipus and the Sphinx. [OE]dipus, the King. [OE]dipus at Colonus.

## CHAPTER XX . MYTHS OF THE YOUNGER HEROES: THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES

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Their Exploits. The Seven against Thebes. Antigone. The Epigoni.

## CHAPTER XXI . HOUSES CONCERNED IN THE TROJAN WAR 269

Three Families. Peleus. Achilles, Son of Peleus. Atreus. Tyndareus.

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