Eteocles

[ih-tee-uh-kleez]

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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Eteocles (ɪˈtiːəˌkliːz, ˈɛtɪə-)

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	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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