CLASSICS 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Seven Against Thebes, The Phoenician Women, Polynices
14 Dec 2016
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The 2 brothers agree to share power; alternating yrs of power. => eteocles manages to kick his brother out once in power. Polyneices marries the daughter of argos" king entered the relationship on the promise to bring more wealth to the family & reclaim what is rightfully his in thebes. Call out to neighbouring rules: the 7 against thebes . 7 ppl needed for there are 7 gates to thebes. => attack against thebes led by polyneices: unsuccessful attack. During the attack, polyneices & eteocles meet each other face to face & kill each other. Three plays that bridge oedipus at colonus and antigone. Oedipus locked away by his sons inside the walls of thebes during so, jocasta tries to mediate the dispute b/w eteocles & polyneices to prevent a war. Title makes reference to women locked away during the civil war. War b/w eteocles and polyneices & his troops from argos.
