Amphiaraus married Eriphyle, sister of King Adrastus, to end a feud over the Argive throne. Their sons Alcmaeon and Amphilochus both fought with the Epigoni, and Alcmaeon later killed Eriphyle to avenge his father's death.
Alcmaeon killed his mother Eriphyle to avenge the death of his father Amphiaraus, who had charged his sons with this duty before departing for Thebes.
Eriphyle was the sister of King Adrastus of Argos. Their pact married her to Amphiaraus to end the feud over the Argive throne, with Eriphyle given the power to arbitrate disputes between the two men.
Eriphyle betrayed Amphiaraus by accepting the Necklace of Harmonia from Polynices and using her authority to force her husband to join the doomed expedition against Thebes.
Amphilochus's mother Eriphyle betrayed his father Amphiaraus, leading to Amphiaraus's death at Thebes. Amphilochus's brother Alcmaeon later killed Eriphyle to fulfill their father's dying command.
Eriphyle was bribed with the Robe of Harmonia to persuade her sons Alcmaeon and Amphilochus to join the Epigoni, just as she had earlier been bribed to send their father Amphiaraus with the Seven.
The curse on the Necklace of Harmonia, originally given to Harmonia at her wedding to Cadmus, brought ruin upon Eriphyle when she accepted it as a bribe. The necklace's corrupting power drove her to betray her own husband.
Eriphyle accepted the Necklace of Harmonia as a bribe from Polynices, unable to resist its beauty. Her possession of the cursed artifact led to her betrayal of Amphiaraus and her own death at Alcmaeon's hands.
Polynices bribed Eriphyle with the Necklace of Harmonia to use her authority as arbiter and compel her reluctant husband Amphiaraus to join the expedition of the Seven against Thebes.
Eriphyle's betrayal of Amphiaraus completed the roster of the Seven against Thebes. Bribed with the Necklace of Harmonia, she compelled her husband to join the expedition he knew was doomed.
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