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E⋅te⋅o⋅cles

  [i-tee-uh-kleez]
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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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E·te·o·cles   (ĭ-tē'ə-klēz')   
n.   Greek Mythology
A son of Oedipus and Jocasta who agreed to reign in Thebes in alternating years with his brother, Polynices, but refused to resign after the first year.
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