This article is about a mythological character. For the genus of sea snails, see Polinices.
Antigone on the side of Polynices, Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, 1868
In Greek mythology, Polynices (also Polyneices) (/ˌpɒlɪˈnaɪsiːz/; Ancient Greek: Πολυνείκης, romanized: Polyneíkes, lit. 'manifold strife' or 'much strife'[1]) was the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia and the older brother of Eteocles.[2] When Oedipus was discovered to have killed his father and married his mother, Oedipus was expelled from Thebes, leaving Eteocles and Polynices to rule. Because of a curse put on them by their father, the two sons did not share the rule peacefully. During a battle for control over Thebes, the brothers killed each other.[3]
^Hard, Robin (2004). The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology. Routledge. ISBN 0415186366.
^Sophocles. Oedipus at Colonus.
^"The Oedipus Plays". SparkNotes.com. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
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attempts to secure a respectable burial for her brother Polynices. Oedipus's sons, Eteocles and Polynices, had shared rule jointly until they quarreled, and...
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Theban war, the subject of the Thebaid, in which Polynices and his allies attacked Thebes because Polynices' brother, Eteocles, refused to give up the throne...
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sons. She converses with Polynices about what his life in exile was like, and then listens to both of their arguments. Polynices re-explains the situation...
that Eteocles has taken the throne from Polynices and driven him out of the city. As a result of this, Polynices gathered his own army to either take back...
king Adrastus. While housing Tydeus, King Adrastus of Argos also lodged Polynices, the exiled son of Oedipus who had shared the rule of Thebes with his...
which represents Polynices and Tydeus. To help Polynices regain the throne, Adrastus sent troops to assist him. However, Polynices and six other commanders...
Eteocles has seized the throne of Thebes from his elder brother, Polynices, while Polynices is gathering support from the Argives to attack the city. Both...
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