Hero
Capaneus
Καπανεύς
Overview
One of the Seven Against Thebes, famed for his arrogance and killed by Zeus while assaulting the city.
Generation
Heroic Age
Parents
Unknown or primordial.
Children
No children recorded.
Related Myths
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The Death of Capaneus
Champion struck down by Zeus -
Seven Against Thebes
Champion killed by Zeus during the assault