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Page 55
... Eteocles and Polyneices , killed each other in the war of the SEVEN AGAINST THEBES , in which the banished Polyneices tried to regain his right to the throne . Creon decreed , perhaps on Eteocles ' dying orders , that no one should bury ...
... Eteocles and Polyneices , killed each other in the war of the SEVEN AGAINST THEBES , in which the banished Polyneices tried to regain his right to the throne . Creon decreed , perhaps on Eteocles ' dying orders , that no one should bury ...
Page 235
... Eteocles ( 1 ) . A son of Oedipus , king of Thebes , and Jocasta or Euryganeia . After Oedipus ' disgrace , Eteocles and his brother , POLYNEICES , agreed to rule Thebes jointly , but Eteocles did not honor the bargain and banished his ...
... Eteocles ( 1 ) . A son of Oedipus , king of Thebes , and Jocasta or Euryganeia . After Oedipus ' disgrace , Eteocles and his brother , POLYNEICES , agreed to rule Thebes jointly , but Eteocles did not honor the bargain and banished his ...
Page 529
... Eteocles surrender . He lent force to his threats by challenging the Thebans to single combat or to feats of strength and then defeating all comers . Eteocles , however , was not intimidated , and ordered a company of fifty men under ...
... Eteocles surrender . He lent force to his threats by challenging the Thebans to single combat or to feats of strength and then defeating all comers . Eteocles , however , was not intimidated , and ordered a company of fifty men under ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand head Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus