![]() ![]() ![]() Polyneices returned with a small band of warriors Eteocles fought him with the city’s army. Before his death, Oedipus cursed his two sons, saying that they would die at each other’s hands. But Eteocles exiled Polyneices and made himself sole ruler. Oedipus, the Greek king, is Antigone’s, Etocles’ and Polyneices’ father.Īfter Oedipus was banished from the city, Antigone’s two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, were meant to share the kingship. The play begins only hours after the end of a civil war and is set in Thebes’ royal household. Painting by Nikiforos Lytras National Gallery and Alexander Soutsos Museum, Athens Greece Shocking decree Antigone confronted with the dead Polynices.
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