Tydeus, Parthenopaeus, and Adrastus were three of the seven heroes who fought against Thebes.

The other names are taken from the _Iliad_.
LXXVII.

The two sons of Aloeus were Otus and Ephialtes, who threatened to assail the Immortals by piling Pelion on Ossa and Ossa on Olympus.

Salmoneus of Elis was punished for having presumptuously claimed divine honours.
LXXX.

Ixion was king of the Lapithae, and being taken to heaven by Jupiter, made love to Juno, for which he was eternally punished.
Pirithous was his son, and was guilty of having, with Theseus, attempted to carry off Proserpine.
XCIII.