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In Greek mythology, Capaneus was a son of Hipponous and husband of Evadne, with whom he fathered Sthenelus.
By the legend he had immense strength and body size and was outstanding warriour. He was also notorius for his arrogance and this got him killed. He stood just at the wall of Thebes at the siege of Thebes and shouted that Zeus can't stop him from invading it.
However he was killed by a lightning bolt, thrown by the former who punished Capaneus for his arrogance, and Evadne threw herself on his funeral pyre and died. His story may be found in Aeschylus, Euripides, and the Roman poet Statius.
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