Eteocles (Boeotian king)

For the son of Oedipus, see Eteocles.

In Greek mythology, Eteocles (/ɪˈtiːəkliːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἐτεοκλῆς, lit. 'true glory') was a king of Orchomenus. The local tradition concerning him is preserved in Pausanias' Description of Greece, and runs as follows.

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