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'''Eteokles''' was a King of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology who was the son of [[Oedipous]] and brother of [[Polynikes]].
[[File:ACOD Eteokles' Sarcophagus.png|thumb|250px|Eteokles' sarcophagus in the tomb]]
'''Eteokles''' was a King of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], the son of [[Oedipous]] and brother of [[Polynikes]] in [[Greek mythology]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Mythology===
He was renowned as the first to revere the [[Charites]], the three graces.<ref name="Burned Temple of Charites">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Boeotia|Boeotia: Burned Temple of Charites]]</ref>
Eteokles was renowned as the first to revere the [[Charites]], the three graces.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Boeotia|Boeotia: Burned Temple of Charites]]</ref>


Following a dispute between the brothers over the rule of the city of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], Eteokles exiled Polynikes. Some time later, Polynikes returned with an [[Argos|Argive]] army, led by [[Seven Against Thebes|seven leaders]], to retake Thebes.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Following a dispute between the brothers over the rule of Thebes, Eteokles exiled Polynikes.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Eteocles}}</ref> Some time later, Polynikes returned with an [[Argos|Argive]] army, led by [[Seven Against Thebes|seven leaders]], to retake Thebes.<ref name="Tydeus' Lair">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Argolis: Tydeus' Lair</ref> The resulting battle led to the deaths of both Eteokles and his brother.<ref name="Wiki" />


===Legacy and influence===
Following his death, Eteokles was buried in a [[Tomb of Eteokles]] in the [[Sacred Plains of Demeter]] in [[Attika]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited and explored the [[Tomb of Eteokles]] in [[Sacred Plains of Demeter]] in [[Attika]].<ref name="ACOd" />
 
===Legacy===
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], guided by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], visited Eteokles' tomb which contained one of the symbols that served as a key to [[Great Seal to Atlantis]]. Aletheia's guidance allowed the [[Assassin]] [[Layla Hassan]], who relieved Kassandra's memories, to explore Eteokles' tomb in 2018 to locate the symbol.<ref name="Eteokles's Symbol">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Eteokles's Symbol]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Latest revision as of 07:16, 22 November 2022

This article is about the figure in Greek mythology. You may be looking for the Argolian farmer.
Eteokles' sarcophagus in the tomb

Eteokles was a King of Thebes, the son of Oedipous and brother of Polynikes in Greek mythology.

Biography[edit | edit source]

He was renowned as the first to revere the Charites, the three graces.[1]

Following a dispute between the brothers over the rule of Thebes, Eteokles exiled Polynikes.[2] Some time later, Polynikes returned with an Argive army, led by seven leaders, to retake Thebes.[3] The resulting battle led to the deaths of both Eteokles and his brother.[2]

Following his death, Eteokles was buried in a Tomb of Eteokles in the Sacred Plains of Demeter in Attika.[4]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

During the Peloponnesian War, the misthios Kassandra, guided by the Isu Aletheia, visited Eteokles' tomb which contained one of the symbols that served as a key to Great Seal to Atlantis. Aletheia's guidance allowed the Assassin Layla Hassan, who relieved Kassandra's memories, to explore Eteokles' tomb in 2018 to locate the symbol.[5]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]