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What army does Polyneices join in 'Antigone'?
An army of discontented Thebans and invading Argives is the army that Polyneices joins. He is exiled from the city when it's his turn to assume the throne of Thebes. But his twin brother, Eteocles, doesn't honor the joint power sharing arrangement. Instead, he continues to rule after his year is up. That leaves Polyneices with the option of claiming his rights and his throne by force.
What is an example of onomatopoeia in the first ode of 'Antigone'?
The word "clanging" is an example of onomatopoeia in the first ode of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.). Specifically, the term onomatopoeia describes a word that spells the sound that it makes. The description fits the word "clanging." It is used in the second systema, when the leader of the chorus of Theban elders uses the phrase "clanging gold" in terms of Polyneices' army of disgruntled Thebans and supportive Argives.
What are the differences between Eteocles and Polyneices in 'Antigone'?
That one is a domineering usurper and the other is the legitimate royal claimant are the differences between Eteocles and Polyneices in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, twin brothers Eteocles and Polyneices are supposed to alternate years of rule in a joint power sharing arrangement in their hometown of Thebes. But Eteocles does not let go of the royal powers when his first year is ended. Instead, he exiles Polyneices. Polyneices is in the right and readily gathers together an army of disgruntled Thebans and supportive Argives.
Who is killed in 'Antigone'?
Fighting Thebans, invading Argives, and Oedipus' two sonsare killed in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. -- 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a battle takes place before the action of the play and is referenced throughout by the main characters. In that battle, disloyal Thebans led by Polyneices and supported by invading forces from Argos as well as Thebans loyal to Eteocles kill each other off. In the course of the play, three more deaths occur. But each one is a suicide: Princess Antigone, Prince Haemon and Queen Eurydice.
Which brother of Antigone died?
Eteocles and Polyneices were both brothers of Antigone and of Ismene. They were the twins who succeeded their father, disgraced Theban King Oedipus, as rulers of Thebes. They were supposed to alternate years of rule in a joint power-sharing arrangement.But Eteocles refused to give up the throne once his year was over. Being denied his legal rights of succession and being exiled forced Polyneices to assert his rights to home and work by gathering together disgruntled Thebans and invading Argives. The invasion was unsuccessful, and the brothers fought each other literally to the death.
Who was the war leader of the Argives?
the leader was Agamemnon
How did the Argives lay siege to Troy?
Sup
What are people who live in Argos Greece called?
Argives
How long did the Argives lay siege to Troy?
For 10 years i believe
How long did the Argives lay siege on Troy?
For 10 years i believe
What was the name of the founding dynasty of ancient Macedonia and why were they called it?
The Argead Dynasty, named after Argos, from which they allegedly came. _________ Argos was the Macedonians own claim and they participated in the Argive Heraean games along with the other Argives. No one in Argos disputed it.
Who did the ancient Macedonians claim they were descended from?
The ancient Macedonians stated that they were the descendant of the Argives, the oldest tribe and most real Greeks who were the leading people in the time of Homer's poetry. The Macedonians claimed direct descent from Agamemnon and the other Argive kings.
Where was Persephone kidnapped?
The oldest version of the story sets it in the environs of Eleusis, near Athens. Later authors, especially the Greek-Italians, set the story in the fields of Sicily. The Argives and Kretans, in local cult stories, also claimed to possess the site of the Rape or Return.
What is Sparta best described as?
It is an ancient greek city home to the Spartans. Watch 300. Sparta is best described as the city-state that lost to the Argives in the grade 5 Olympics
What is the name of the famous Roman who hid in the Trojan horse?
There was no Roman involved in that story. Rome wasn't even founded for another four hundred years. The war was fought between the peoples of the eastern Mediterranean and the city of Troy and the Greeks, or as they called themselves Achaians, Danaans or Argives . Maybe you are thinking of Odysseus, the cunning King of Ithaca, who devised the plot.
What army does Polyneices join in 'Antigone'?
An army of discontented Thebans and invading Argives is the army that Polyneices joins. He is exiled from the city when it's his turn to assume the throne of Thebes. But his twin brother, Eteocles, doesn't honor the joint power sharing arrangement. Instead, he continues to rule after his year is up. That leaves Polyneices with the option of claiming his rights and his throne by force.
Was Alexander the great greek or abanian?
Alexander the Great was a Greek from the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. Alexander was a member of the Argead Dynasty, an ancient Greek royal house. The Argeads were the founders and the ruling dynasty of Macedon from about 700 to 310 BCE. Their tradition, as described in ancient Greek historiography, traced their origins to Argos, in southern Greece, hence the name Argeads or Argives
