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'''Eteokles''' was a | '''Eteokles''' was a King of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, son of [[Oedipous]] and brother of [[Polynikes]]. | ||
==Biography== | |||
===Mythology=== | |||
Eteokles was renowned as the first to revere the [[Charites]], the three graces.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | Eteokles was renowned as the first to revere the [[Charites]], the three graces.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</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" /> | 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" /> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the [[Tomb of Eteokles]] in [[Sacred Plains of Demeter]] in [[Attika]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ===Legacy and influence=== | ||
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" /> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Eteokles was a King of Thebes in Greek mythology, son of Oedipous and brother of Polynikes.
Biography
Mythology
Eteokles was renowned as the first to revere the Charites, the three graces.[1]
Following a dispute between the brothers over the rule of the city of Thebes, Eteokles exiled Polynikes. Some time later, Polynikes returned with an Argive army, led by seven leaders, to retake Thebes.[1]
Legacy and influence
During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited and explored the Tomb of Eteokles in Sacred Plains of Demeter in Attika.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)