Eteocles

Family: Theban · Role: son of Oedipus · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.5

🌐 Also appears in: The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Eteocles) · Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Eteocles)

Life events

Eteocles refuses to yield the kingdom, and Polynices is banished from Thebes.(Apollodorus, Library 3.6 · 📍 Thebes)
- With: Polynices
- “Some say that Polynices was the first to rule, and that after a year he handed over the kingdom to Eteocles; but some say that Eteocles was the first to rule, and would not hand over the kingdom. So, being banished from Thebes , Polynices came to Argos , taking with him the necklace and the robe.”
Eteocles and Polynices fight for the kingdom and kill each other.(Apollodorus, Library 3.6)
- With: Polynices
- “Eteocles and Polynices, by the resolution of both armies, fought a single combat for the kingdom, and slew each other.”

parent: Oedipus “and begat sons by her, Polynices and Eteocles, and daughters, Ismene and Antigone.”
parent: Eurygania (Alternative genealogy.) “But some say the children were borne to him by Eurygania, daughter of Hyperphas.”
parent: Jocasta “and begat sons by her, Polynices and Eteocles, and daughters, Ismene and Antigone.”

rivals with Polynices “And as many fell, Eteocles and Polynices, by the resolution of both armies, fought a single combat for the kingdom, and slew each other.”
with Tydeus (Tydeus delivered a political demand to Eteocles.) “they sent Tydeus to tell Eteocles in advance that he must cede the kingdom to Polynices, as they had agreed among themselves.”

Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.