Eteocles
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Eteocles is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Thebes known for his deadly conflict with his brother Polynices in the aftermath of their father Oedipus’s downfall.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eteocles canonical | 13 |
| Eteocles and Polynices | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Greek mythology
ⓘ
king ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| accusation | refusal to relinquish the throne to Polynices ⓘ |
| aftermathOfDeath | denial of burial to Polynices in some versions ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Seven Against Thebes ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Cadmea ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
civil war
ⓘ
curse on a royal house ⓘ fraternal strife ⓘ |
| associatedWithCurse | curse of Oedipus ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | succession to the throne of Thebes ⓘ |
| conflict | Polynices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Thebes ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | duel with Polynices ⓘ |
| enemyArmyLeaderOpponent | Polynices ⓘ |
| father | Oedipus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Laius ⓘ |
| grandmother | Jocasta ⓘ |
| house | House of Labdacus ⓘ |
| influencedWork | later tragedies on Theban myths ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryAppearance |
Seven Against Thebes
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes
Euripides' Phoenician Women ⓘ Antigone ⓘ
surface form:
Sophocles' Antigone
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
surface form:
Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus
Statius' Thebaid ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in single combat ⓘ |
| mother | Jocasta ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | true glory ⓘ |
| notableWork | conflict with Polynices ⓘ |
| oathOrAgreement | pact with Polynices to alternate rule of Thebes ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Thebes ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
stubborn ruler
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Thebes ⓘ |
| relative | Creon ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | defender of Thebes ⓘ |
| sibling |
Antigone
ⓘ
Ismene ⓘ Polynices ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth | age of heroes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Eteocles Description of subject: Eteocles is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Thebes known for his deadly conflict with his brother Polynices in the aftermath of their father Oedipus’s downfall.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eteocles and Polynices