CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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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 or- ders , that no one should ...
... 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 or- ders , that no one should ...
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 surren- der . 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 surren- der . 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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