Polynices Polynices In Greek mythology, Polynices (; Ancient Greek: Πολυνείκης, "Polyneíkes" means "manifold strife" or "much strife") was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta and the younger brother of Eteocles. When his father, Oedipus, was discovered to have killed his father and married his mother, he was expelled from Thebes, leaving his sons Eteocles and Polynices to rule. Because of a curse put on them by their father Oedipus, the two sons did not share the rule peacefully and died as a result, killing each other in battle for control over Thebes. In the "Thebaid", the brothers were cursed by their
Megareus of Thebes play "Antigone". His mother, Eurydice of Thebes, kills herself after learning that her son Haemon and his betrothed, Antigone, had both committed suicide. She thrusts a sword into her heart and curses Creon for the death of her two sons: Haemon and Megareus. He is also called Menoeceus in some versions of "Antigone". Megareus of Thebes In Greek mythology, Megareus (Ancient Greek: Μεγαρέα) or Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) was a warrior of Thebes, who figures in the war of the "Seven Against Thebes" - the struggle between Eteocles and Polynices, the twin sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. He was