Unchanged by any teller — how the centuries since have seen Phegeus.
In play
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Alcmaeon in Psophis
Euripides
Euripides' lost tragedy stages Alcmaeon's purification at Phegeus' court — the Arcadian king who shelters the matricide and gives him a daughter, then orders the ambush when the necklace is stolen back.
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Phegeus of Psophis
King of Psophis, son of Alpheus — purifier of Alcmaeon, father of Arsinoe/Alphesiboea, keeper and then avenger of Harmonia's necklace.
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Alcmaeon
Phegeus' guest and son-in-law — the Epigoni leader whose second marriage for Callirrhoe costs him his life at Psophis.
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Necklace of Harmonia
The bridal gift Alcmaeon leaves with Phegeus' daughter — the jewel that sterilizes Psophis and triggers the king's murderous revenge.