Polineikes
Also known as Polyneikes, Polyneices
In Greek mythology, Polynices (also Polyneices) (; ) was the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the brother of Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene. When Oedipus discovered that he had killed his father and married his mother, he blinded himself and left Thebes, leaving Polynices and Eteocles to rule jointly. However, due to a curse placed upon them by Oedipus, their agreement quickly fell apart, and a war for the kingdom ensued. During battle, the brothers killed each other.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.image
- Benjamin-Constant Antigone au chevet de Polynice (2007 6 1).jpg
- Deity.caption
- Antigone on the side of Polynices, Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, 1868
- Deity.abode
- Thebes
- Deity.father
- Oedipus
- Deity.mother
- Jocasta or Euryganeia
- Deity.siblings
- Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Oedipus
- Deity.consort
- Argia
- Deity.god_of
- Prince of Thebes
- Deity.member_of
- the Seven against Thebes
- Deity.offspring
- Thersander, Adrastus, and Timeas
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