Eteocles

[ ih-tee-uh-kleez ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. a son of Oedipus and the brother of Polynices, by whom he was slain.: Compare Seven against Thebes (def. 1).

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Eteocles

/ (ɪˈtiːəˌkliːz, ˈɛtɪə-) /


noun
  1. Greek myth a son of Oedipus and Jocasta. He expelled his brother Polynices from Thebes; they killed each other in single combat when Polynices returned as leader of the Seven against Thebes

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