POLYNICES

Meaning of POLYNICES in English

Pronunciation: ˌ pä-l ə - ' n ī -s ē z

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Polyneik ē s

Date: 15th century

: a son of Oedipus for whom the Seven against Thebes mount their expedition

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POLYNICES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Polyneikēs Date: 15th century a son of Oedipus for whom the Seven against Thebes mount …
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POLYNICES — /pol'euh nuy"seez/ , n. Class. Myth. a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose …
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POLYNICES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Polyneikēs Date: 15th century : a son of Oedipus for whom the Seven against Thebes …
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POLYNICES — [Poly.ni.ces] n [L, fr. Gk Polyneikes]: a son of Oedipus for whom the Seven against Thebes mount their expedition
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POLYNICES — Polynices BrE AmE ˌpɒl i ˈnaɪs iːz AmE \ ˌpɑːl-
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POLYNICES — [Greek heroic] The son of Oedipus and Jocasta, brother of Eteocles. When their father gave up the crown, the brothers …
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POLYNICES — Полиник
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ANTIGONE — noun Etymology: Greek Antigonē Date: 1567 a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who buries her brother Polynices' body against the …
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POLINICES — ˌpäləˈnīˌsēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Latin Polynices, legendary Theban warrior prince, from Greek Polyneikēs : a …
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SEVEN AGAINST THEBES — 1. Class. Myth. seven heroes, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Eteoclus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Polynices, and Tydeus, who led an expedition against Thebes to …
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OEDIPUS — /ed"euh peuhs, ee"deuh-/ , n. Gk. Legend. a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father …
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JOCASTA — /joh kas"teuh/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a queen of Thebes, the wife of Laius and the mother, later the …
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ISMENE — /is mee"nee, -may"-, iz-/ , n. Class. Myth. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in …
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ETEOCLES — /i tee"euh kleez'/ , n. Class. Myth. a son of Oedipus and the brother of Polynices, by whom he was …
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CREON — /kree"on/ , n. Class. Myth. a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and …
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ANTIGONE — /an tig"euh nee'/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle, King Creon, …
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ANTIGONE — noun Etymology: Greek Antigonē Date: 1567 : a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who buries her brother Polynices' body against …
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ANTIGONE — [An.tig.o.ne] n [Gk Antigone]: a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who buries her brother Polynices' body against the order of …
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THERSANDER — [Greek heroic] The son of Polynices, one of the Epigonoi. He marched with the Greeks against Troy, but was killed …
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LABDACIDS — [Greek heroic] The descendants of Labdacus, among which Laius, Oedipus, Eteocles, Polynices, etc.
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JOCASTA — [Greek heroic] Jocasta was a famed queen of Thebes. Jocasta had a long line of close relatives. She was the …
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ISMENE — [Greek heroic] In Greek legend, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. Antigone was to be buried alive by order of …
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HAEMON — [Greek heroic] The son of Creon, and betrothed of Antigone. His bride was sentenced to death because she disobeyed Creon's …
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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ETEOCLES — [Greek heroic] The son of Oedipus and Jocasta, brother of Polynices. When Oedipus went into exile, his sons never troubled …
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ERIPHYLE — [Greek heroic] The wife of Amphiaraus. When her husband wanted to withdraw from the expidition of the Seven Against Thebes, …
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CREON — [Greek heroic] The son of Menoecus and brother of Jocasta, ruler of Thebes from the death of Lauis until the …
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ARGEA — [Greek heroic] The daughter of Adrastus, and wife of Polynices.
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ANTIGONE — [Greek heroic] Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, and her best known story is in the Antigone of …
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AMPHIARAUS — [Greek heroic] Amphiaraus - the legendary king of Argos, the seer and healer, honored as a god. According to the …
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ADRASTUS — [Greek heroic] The king of Argos. He married his daughters to Tydeus and Polynices, both chased out of Thebes. To …
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