To Polynices, Adrastus said, “You have the heart of your father Oedipus, who, in his saner days, faced the Sphinx, solved her riddle, and did away with her.” To Tydeus, he said, “You have the fortitude of your father Oeneus.” To Amphiaraus, he said, “You, brother, have the guidance of the gods.” To Capaneus, he said, “You have the strength of ten ordinary men.” To Hippomedon, he said, “You have the wit of the Muses.” To Eteoclus, he said, “You, my cousin tells me, have the determination of a bull.” Mecisteus nodded. “Heart, fortitude, strength, determination, wit, and the guidance of the
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