Polyneices

Role: son of Oedipus · First appears: The Thebaid

In The Thebaid, Oedipus cursed Polyneices and his brother, praying that they would never divide their father’s goods in brotherhood and that war would be their portion. He also prayed that each would die by the other’s hand. In The Cypria, Thersander, the son of Polyneices, was killed by Telephus, who was himself wounded by Achilles.

Relationship record

Life events

• Oedipus cursed his sons to never divide his goods in brotherhood and to suffer continual war.(The Thebaid)
  • With: Oedipus the other son of Oedipus (The Thebaid)
  • “great misery fell on his heart, and he straight-way called down bitter curses there in the presence of both his sons. And the avenging Fury of the gods failed not to hear him as he prayed that they might never divide their father’s goods in loving brotherhood, but that war and fighting might be ever the portion of them both.”
• Oedipus prayed that each son would die by his brother’s hand.(The Thebaid)
  • With: Oedipus the other son of Oedipus (The Thebaid)
  • “So he prayed to Zeus the king and the other deathless gods that each might fall by his brother’s hand and go down into the house of Hades.”

The Thebaid

• siblings with the other son of Oedipus (The Thebaid) “And the avenging Fury of the gods failed not to hear him as he prayed that they might never divide their father’s goods in loving brotherhood, but that war and fighting might be ever the portion of them both.”

The Cypria · Part 1

• child: Thersander “Telephus comes out to the rescue and kills Thersander and son of Polyneices, and is himself wounded by Achilles.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.