Polynices

Polyneices, Polyneikes

One of the Seven Against Thebes.

Genealogy

Eurygania, Jocasta

Oedipus

Antigone, Eteocles, Ismene, Oedipus

Argia

Adrastus, Thersander, Timeas

Group

Seven against Thebes

Places
  1. Argos
  2. Cithaeron
  3. Nemea
  4. Thebes
Events
  1. Polynices, Eteocles, Ismene and Antigone are born to Oedipus and Jocasta
  2. Oedipus is driven from Thebes by his sons
  3. Oedipus curses his sons
  4. Eteocles and Polynices agree to annually alternate rule of Thebes
  5. Eteocles refuses to return power to Polynices
  6. Polynices arrives at Argos in possession of the robe and necklace of Harmonia
  7. Adrastus breaks up fight between Polynices and Tydeus
  8. Polynices and Tydeus marry Adrastus’ daughters Deiphyle and Argia
  9. Polynices marries Argia
  10. Adrastus promises Polynices and Tydeus that he will regain their lands
  11. Polynices asks the seer Iphis how to compel Amphiaraus to join the expedition
  12. Iphis tells Polynices to give Eriphyle the necklace of Harmonia
  13. Amphiaraus forbids Eriphyle to accept gifts from Polynices
  14. Polynices begs Eriphyle to convince Amphiaraus to go to war
  15. Adrastus musters an army and the Seven against Thebes
  16. Seven against Thebes stop for water at Nemea
  17. Hypsipyle leads the Seven against Thebes to a spring
  18. Adrastus and the Seven against Thebes kill a serpent and bury Opheltes
  19. Polynices wins the wrestling event at the Nemean games
  20. Seven against Thebes arrive at Cithaeron
  21. Polynices goes to the Hypsistan gate
  22. Eteocles and Polynices kill each other
  23. Antigone steals the body of Polynices and secretly buries him
  24. Creon discovers Antigone burying Polynices
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.8
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.1
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.2
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.3
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.4
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.5
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.6
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.8
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.1
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.2
  11. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.17
  12. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 364
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 19.8
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 20.5
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 25.1
  16. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 36.8
  17. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 3.4
  18. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 8.8
  19. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 19.6
  20. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 3.1
  21. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.14
  22. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 8.7
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