Hephaestus forged the Necklace of Harmonia as a wedding gift for Harmonia's marriage to Cadmus, imbuing it with a curse to avenge Aphrodite's adultery with Ares.
Alcmaeon took the Necklace of Harmonia after killing his mother Eriphyle. His attempts to give it to successive wives led to his own murder, and his sons finally dedicated it at Delphi.
The Necklace of Harmonia was used to bribe Eriphyle into betraying Amphiaraus, compelling him to join the Seven against Thebes and sealing his fate.
Cadmus presented the Necklace of Harmonia to his bride at their wedding, the celebrated event attended by all the Olympians. The necklace's curse would haunt the Theban dynasty Cadmus founded.
The Necklace of Harmonia was finally dedicated at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi by Alcmaeon's sons, removing the cursed artifact from human circulation on the oracle's advice.
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.
Harmonia received the Necklace of Harmonia from Hephaestus at her wedding to Cadmus. The cursed artifact shadowed her descendants and the Theban royal house for generations.
Polynices used the Necklace of Harmonia to bribe Eriphyle into betraying her husband Amphiaraus, compelling the seer to join the doomed expedition of the Seven against Thebes.
The Necklace of Harmonia played a pivotal role in the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. Polynices used the cursed artifact to bribe Eriphyle into compelling Amphiaraus to join the doomed campaign.
The Necklace of Harmonia passed through the Theban royal house founded by Cadmus. The city of Thebes and its ruling dynasty suffered generation after generation from the artifact's curse.
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