Polynices

American  

[pol-uh-nahy-seez] / ˌpɒl əˈnaɪ siz /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.

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Polynices British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˈnaɪsiːz /

noun

1. Greek myth a son of Oedipus and Jocasta, for whom the Seven Against Thebes sought to regain Thebes. He and his brother Eteocles killed each other in single combat before its walls

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Example Sentences

But, points out Long, despite her mention that she "got into Oxford", Cusk manages repeatedly to give the wrong name for Antigone's brother: he is Polynices, not Polylectes.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013

Creon, their uncle, becomes king instead, forbidding a proper burial for Polynices because he incited civil war.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2011

Antigone wants only to perform the ritual of burying her dead brother Polynices.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is the argument, he says, that Antigone makes in burying her brother Polynices: it may be against the arbitrary and temporary law of the tyrant Creon, but not against the unwritten law of justice.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

He has decreed that the body of Polynices, Antigone’s brother, who had rebelled against the city, does not deserve a proper burial.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela