Eteocles

[ ih-tee-uh-kleez ]

/ ɪˈti əˌkliz /

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noun Classical Mythology.

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

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How to use Eteocles in a sentence

Eteocles refused, however, to relinquish the throne; and with the help of the soldiers, drove Polynices out of the city.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
Accordingly Polynices and Eteocles met face to face, and fought so fiercely that both of them were killed.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
The terrible death of the two brothers Eteocles and Polynices did not, as you might suppose, end the siege of Thebes.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
But Eteocles, being an ambitious prince, soon seized the reins of government himself, and expelled his brother from the throne.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens

It is resolved to bury this body of Eteocles for his attachment to his country, with the dear interment in earth!
Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes|Aeschylus

British Dictionary definitions for Eteocles

Eteocles

/ (ɪˈtiːəˌkliːz, ˈɛtɪə-) /

noun

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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