He is killed by Eteocles.
They kill each other.
Polyneices died because he was murdered in a battle over his father's throne. The person that killed him, and was killed by him, was his brother Eteocles.
Polyneices died because he was murdered in a battle over his father's throne. The person that killed him, and was killed by him, was his brother Eteocles.
Eteocles and his brother, Polyneices killed each other.
Eteocles and his brother, Polyneices killed each other.
Polyneices' sister, Antigone.
Why was polyneices to be left unburied
Ismene reacts with fear. She wants Polyneices to be given an honorable burial as much as Antigone does, but she is far too terrified to do it herself because of the death penalty that Creon has imposed for anyone who attempts to bury Polyneices. Out of fear, she refuses to help Antigone bury Polyneices. However, later on, she attempts to die alongside her sister for the crime that Antigone committed by herself.
No, Eteocles was the younger brother of Polyneices.
The king does not want Polyneices to be buried.
Why would Creon have regarded Polyneices as a renegade
No, Polyneices is not a swineherd in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Polyneices is a Theban prince. He is supposed to be king by alternating years of rule with his twin brother Eteocles. But Eteocles refuses to honor Polyneices' legitimate claims. Polyneices turns for help to Argos, into whose house he marries.