Meaning Of The Word Polynices

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Polynices in American English
a son of Oedipus and Jocasta
noun: a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized

Polynices in British English
noun: 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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