In Greek mythology, Ptolemy was an ancestral ruler of Thebes, living in the 12th century BCE. His father was Damasichthon; his son, Xanthus. Since the Homeric root to Ptolemy includes no T the name is reconstructed as Polemy.
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Kings of Thebes
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| Kings |
- Calydnus
- Ogyges
- Cadmus
- Pentheus
- Polydorus
- Nycteus (regent for Labdacus) & Lycus I (regent for Labdacus)
- Labdacus
- Lycus I (regent for Laius)
- Laius
- Amphion and Zethus
- Laius (second rule)
- Creon
- Oedipus
- Creon (second rule) (regent for Eteocles & Polynices)
- Polynices and Eteocles
- Creon (third rule) (regent for Laodamas)
- Lycus II (usurper)
- Laodamas
- Thersander
- Peneleos (regent for Tisamenus)
- Tisamenus
- Autesion
- Damasichthon
- Ptolemy
- Xanthos
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| In literature |
- Antigone
- Antigone (Euripides)
- The Bacchae
- Herakles
- Iliad
- Oedipus
- Oedipus at Colonus
- Oedipus the King
- The Phoenician Women
- Seven Against Thebes
- The Thebans
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| Related articles |
- Ancient Thebes
- Necklace of Harmonia
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- Book:Theban Kings
- Category:Theban kings
- Portal:Ancient Greece
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