He was killed by Eteocles in the battle of the Seven Against Thebes.
Polynices, Capaneus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Tydeus, Adrastus, Amphiaraus. They were the group that Polynices assembled to attack Thebes against Eteocles's kingship.
He said they couldn't be buried Creon decreed regarding the two brothers are; For Eteocles, is to receive a honorable death, with a burial and for Polyneices, he is to receive a dishonorable death where he will be placed in the town and be left for the vultures to eat him. If anyone would bury Polyneices, they will be stoned to death.
He did not die.
Athena didn't die. As a god, she cannot die, but she can get hurt.
Hades did not, will not, and can not die.
Oedipus repeats to Polynices the curse that Polynices and Eteocles, who are brothers, will kill each other in battle. The curse was put upon them by Oedipus, who is their father.
Polynices.
Eteocles and Polynices.
Polynices died during the conflict known as the Seven Against Thebes, which is a key event in Greek mythology and literature. He was killed by his brother Eteocles in a battle for control of Thebes. This tragic outcome is famously recounted in Sophocles' play "Antigone," where the consequences of their fraternal conflict are explored.
polynices
Polynices, Capaneus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Tydeus, Adrastus, Amphiaraus. They were the group that Polynices assembled to attack Thebes against Eteocles's kingship.
Polynices (Antigone's brother)
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Their brothers are Etocles and Polynices.
Etiocles refused to give up the rightful throne to Polynices when it was his time to rule, so Polynices led a fight against his very own city, Thebes. During battle, both brothers killed each other. King Creon properly buried Etiocles but left Polynices to rot in the sun and be eaten by scavengers for betraying his city.
Antigone believed her brother, Polynices, should have been buried and honored just at Eteocles had been. Creon believed that Polynices was a traitor for attacking Thebes and therefor left him to rot in the field. He also sent out a decree that no one was to bury him.
Eteocles and Polynices slew each other during the battle that was known as the Seven Against Thebes.