Parthenopaeüs (parth-en-oh-PEE-us, "son of a pierced
maidenhead") was one of the
Seven Against Thebes, the warriors gathered by King
Adrastus and
Polynices to reclaim the throne of
Thebes for the latter. He was the son of
Meleager and
Atalanta, from the famous
Calydonian Boar Hunt (but some speculate that he was the son of
Ares and Atalanta instead). He was exposed on
Mount Parthenius but was found by shepherds of King
Corythus. He and his kinsman
Telephus prevented the
Argonaut Ides from seizing the throne of
Mysia.
At Thebes, he was killed by a boulder striking his head.