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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A son of Oedipus and Jocasta who agreed to reign in Thebes in alternating years with his brother, Polynices, but refused to resign after the first year.
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Examples
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These two sons, according to one tradition, were twins: but the more usual view is that the elder was called Eteocles, the younger, Polynices.
Suppliant Maidens and Other Plays 525 BC-456 BC Aeschylus 1880
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The proud, dauntless, and warlike spirit of Eteocles which is designed and drawn with inconceivable power, is beautifully characterized in his reply to the above description:
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Eteocles seems almost to relish the inevitable, mutual destruction.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, has declared that Eteocles will be honored and Polynices disgraced.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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When criticized for repeating himself, he substituted Eteocles and Polyneices for Cain and Abel.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, has declared that Eteocles will be honored and Polynices disgraced.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Before the beginning of the play's action, Eteocles and Polynices, two brothers leading opposite sides in Thebes 'civil war, died fighting each other for the throne.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Before the beginning of the play's action, Eteocles and Polynices, two brothers leading opposite sides in Thebes 'civil war, died fighting each other for the throne.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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A mythic narrative whose classic statement is found in the play by Aeschylus (467 BC) concerning the battle between the Seven led by Polynices, traditional Theban enemies, and the army of Thebes headed by Eteocles and his supporters.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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A mythic narrative whose classic statement is found in the play by Aeschylus (467 BC) concerning the battle between the Seven led by Polynices, traditional Theban enemies, and the army of Thebes headed by Eteocles and his supporters.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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