Characters in Seven Against Thebes

(in order of appearance)

Eteocles: son of Oedipus, king of Thebes, and commander in chief
Scout: trusted lieutenant in the Theban army
Chorus of Theban Women: women of Thebes, whose husbands and sons must fight to defend the city in peril
Melanippus, Polyphontes, Megareus, Hyperbius, Aktor, Lasthenes:  the Theban generals
…and more… Theban maids, soldiers, and attendants