10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYNICES»
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Polynices in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Statius and the Thebaid
As an emblem of the total defeat of morality and divine law, Tisiphone at 457 ff.
drives Pietas from the battlefield with scorn and abuse.2 Meanwhile, Megaera is
seeking Polynices (136 ff.).3 She finds him sunk in deep despair, for he has ...
2
Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology
wrote a (lost) Antigone, and in his Phoenician Women has Antigone attempt
unsuccessfully to persuade Eteocles and Polynices not to fight each other.
Hyginus presents a variant version in which Polynices's wife, Argia, helps
Antigone carry ...
Luke Roman, Monica Roman, 2010
3
Oedipus Trilogy, the (MAXNotes Literature Guides)
At the end of this section, when Polynices leaves, tragedy is foreshadowed for
Antigone. That story will not reach its fulfillment in this play, but the outline
ofAntigone, the final play in the lives of these characters, is suggested when
Polynices ...
POLYNICES. In a general caution is better than foolhardiness. ETEOCLES.
Relying on the truce, which saves thy life, thou turnest boaster. POLYNICES.
Once more I ask thee to restore my sceptre and share in the kingdom.
ETEOCLES.
5
Orestes and Other Plays
POLYNICES. Thou hast outraged right— ETEOCLES. But I have not like thee
become my country's foe. POLYNICES. By driving me forth without my portion.
ETEOCLES. And further I will slay thee. POLYNICES. O father, dost thou hear
what I ...
6
Law, Laity and Solidarities
comes under additional pressure to support Polynices against Eteocles when
Polynices, after capturing Daire's son in battle, exploits the youth's claims of
kinship on his father in an effort to gain control of the tower Daire holds for
Eteocles.
Pauline Stafford, Janet L. Nelson, Susan Reynolds, 2001
7
A Dictionary of the Ancient Greek World
According to the legend, the Theban king OEDIPUS had two sons, Eteocles (True
Glory) and Polynices (Greek: Poluneikes, Much Strife). The brothers' destiny was
not happy. After Oedipus' death, they argued as to who should be king ...
David Sacks, Oswyn Murray, 1995
8
Sources and Analogues of the Canterbury Tales
She will drive Eteocles mad with rage and she enlists another fury, Megaera, to
enflame Polynices. Polynices determines to engage Eteocles in mortal combat.
Tisiphone prevents Eteocles ' prayer of thanksgiving from reaching Jupiter.
Robert M. Correale, Mary Hamel, 2005
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British Drama 1533-1642: A Catalogue: Volume II: 1567-1589
ROLES OEDIPUS, a blind man, formerly King of Thebes; son and husband of
Jocasta, father of Antigone and Polynices ANTIGONE, daughter of Oedipus and
Jocasta, sister of Polynices A MESSENGER, who brings Oedipus the petition
ofthe ...
Martin Wiggins, Catherine Richardson, 2012
10
The Commerce of War: Exchange and Social Order in Latin Epic ...
In The Commerce of War, Neil Coffee argues that these exchanges play a central yet overlooked role in epic depictions of Roman society.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYNICES»
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Polynices is used in the context of the following news items.
Being female is a wound that never heals: How Ani Bezzerides …
... she is preoccupied less with this and more with what she perceives to be her filial and familial duty: properly burying her brother, Polynices. «Salon, Jul 15»
Why Greeks hate Jews, or Talmud and tragedy: Spengler
Jacob and Esau do not kill each other like Polynices and Eteocles in Seven against Thebes, fulfilling the curse of their father Oedipus. «Asia Times, Jul 15»
Haiti - Social : Replace hearing impaired children in the heart of the …
Régine Polynices, Representative of the CBM, reiterated the commitment of his organization to work alongside the Ministry with the aim of ... «Haitilibre.com, Jul 15»
World View: Greece's Alexis Tsipras Compares Himself to the Tragic …
... and, in this tragedy at least, overshadow even her brother Polynices' bold attempt to take Thebes. In championing the laws of the gods above ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
'True Detective' season 2 is the embarrassing television show we …
Unless Paul turns out to be Polynices, Antigone's dead brother, this grab bag makes Pizzolatto come across as the Bunny Corcoran of ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Oedipus ordeal: defy truth or abandon injustice
Oedipus's older son Polynices has been exiled by his younger more powerful brother Eteocles, and now raises an army to retaliate. A prophecy ... «RenewAmerica, Jun 15»
Total Recall's cartoonish comedy still separates it from the action …
... costume and keep a straight face from start to finish — because to him Bruce Wayne is roughly as consequential as Polynices and Eteocles. «National Post, Jun 15»
Oedipus Doesn't Live Here Anymore (The GreenHouse, Brisbane)
Evans also includes the next play in the series, Antigone, with the four children of Oedipus — Eteocles, Polynices, Ismene and Antigone — also ... «Daily Review, May 15»
Juliette Binoche on bringing Antigone to Edinburgh
Antigone is determined to bury the body of her brother Polynices, against the edict of her uncle Creon, the new king of Thebes, who threatens to ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»
DePauw brings Antigone to Moore Theatre By Austin Candor
... in 441 B.C., "Antigone" is set in Thebes, Greece, where Greek king Creon has refused to bury a dead Polynices for being a traitor to his city. «The DePauw, Apr 15»
