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Polynices
Pol·y·ni·ces
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ˌpɒl
əˈnaɪ
siz
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nahy
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noun
Classical Mythology
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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
(ˌpɒlɪˈnaɪsiːz)
—
n
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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