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Polynices

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In Greek mythology, Polynices (also Polyneices) (; Ancient Greek: Πολυνείκης, romanized: Polyneíkes, lit. 'manifold strife' or 'much strife') was the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the brother of Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene. When Oedipus discovered that he had killed his father and married his mother, he blinded himself and left Thebes, leaving Polynices and Eteocles to rule jointly.

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A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

“met him, neither saw him; but men say that he was pre-eminent over all. Once verily he came to Mycenae, not as an enemy, but as a guest, in company with godlike Polyneices, to gather a host; for in that day they were waging a war against the sacred walls of Thebe, and earnestly did they make prayer that glorious allies be granted them;”
Il. 4.375–379
“and the men of Mycenae were minded to grant them, and were assenting even as they bade, but Zeus turned their minds by showing tokens of ill. So when they had departed and were with deep reeds, that coucheth in the grass, there did the Achaeans send forth Tydeus on an embassage.”
Il. 4.380–384

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Родство названо в самой карточке персонажа и подтверждено внешним источником; в извлечении из русского текста отдельной связи не было. Свидетельство источника: «Polyneices entry: son of Oedipus; cites Iliad IV.326.»

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In art

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Benjamin-Constant Antigone au chevet de Polynice (2007 6 1)
Benjamin-Constant Antigone au chevet de Polynice (2007 6 1)Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant · 1868Musée des AugustinsInv. 2007 6 1

Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. Benjamin-Constant Antigone au chevet de Polynice (2007 6 1). Musée des Augustins. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17583323

Jacques Augustin Pajou - Œdipe maudissant Polynice
Jacques Augustin Pajou - Œdipe maudissant PolyniceJacques Augustin Catherine Pajou · 1804Musées de PoitiersInv. 2015.9.8

Jacques Augustin Catherine Pajou. Jacques Augustin Pajou - Œdipe maudissant Polynice. Musées de Poitiers. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3594075

Friant, 1883, Rennes
Friant, 1883, RennesÉmile Friant · 1883Centre national des arts plastiquesInv. D.2018.2.11

Émile Friant. Friant, 1883, Rennes. Centre national des arts plastiques. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106204112

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Oedipus Cursing His Son, Polynices
Oedipus Cursing His Son, PolynicesHenry Fuseli · 1786National Gallery of ArtInv. 1983.1.41

Henry Fuseli. Oedipus Cursing His Son, Polynices. National Gallery of Art. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20179419

Toudouze - Les adieux d'Œdipe aux cadavres de sa femme et de ses fils
Toudouze - Les adieux d'Œdipe aux cadavres de sa femme et de ses filsÉdouard Toudouze · 1871Beaux-Arts de ParisInv. PRP 122

Édouard Toudouze. Toudouze - Les adieux d'Œdipe aux cadavres de sa femme et de ses fils. Beaux-Arts de Paris. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48644931

Urne funéraire étrusque
Urne funéraire étrusqueArtist not recorded · 200 BCMuseum of Grenoble · ПарижInv. 204

Urne funéraire étrusque. Museum of Grenoble. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115264520

Musee-romanite-urne-chiusi
Musee-romanite-urne-chiusiArtist not recorded · 150 BCCampana collection

Musee-romanite-urne-chiusi. Campana collection. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75180135

Musée Saint-Raymond, 25963 a
Musée Saint-Raymond, 25963 aEtruscans · 200 BCMusée Saint-RaymondInv. 25963 a

Etruscans. Musée Saint-Raymond, 25963 a. Musée Saint-Raymond. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69523464

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