Capaneus

[ kuh-pey-nee-uh s, kap-uh-noos, -nyoos ]

/ kəˈpeɪ ni əs, ˈkæp əˌnus, -ˌnyus /

one of the Seven against Thebes, who was destroyed by Zeus for blasphemy.

Example sentences from the Web for capaneus

For Campaneus you wolde reade Capaneus, wherunto I cannott yelde.

Animaduersions uppon the annotacions and corrections of some imperfections of impressiones of Chaucer's workes |Francis Thynne
Those guilty as against God, the blasphemers, lie prone like Capaneus (line 46), and are subject to the fiercest pain.

The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri |Dante Alighieri
He ended, and his sovereign's awful voice Tydides reverencing, nought replied; But thus the son of glorious Capaneus.

The Iliad of Homer |Homer
And this agrees with the fate of Capaneus as described in Soph.

Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes |Aeschylus

He even rebukes the son of Capaneus for answering Agamemnon haughtily.

Homer and His Age |Andrew Lang