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... Polynices shall be cast forth to the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air ; and the man who dares to lay it in the ground , or so much as to sprinkle earth upon it , shall be stoned to death before the people of the city . " So ...
... Polynices shall be cast forth to the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air ; and the man who dares to lay it in the ground , or so much as to sprinkle earth upon it , shall be stoned to death before the people of the city . " So ...
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... Polynices sank down into the shallow grave . But the men who were placed to guard the body woke up from their sleep , and seized the maiden , and carried her in the morning before the King . And Creon said : " Thou hast sealed thine own ...
... Polynices sank down into the shallow grave . But the men who were placed to guard the body woke up from their sleep , and seized the maiden , and carried her in the morning before the King . And Creon said : " Thou hast sealed thine own ...
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... Polynices were grown up to manhood , and they had vowed a vow to avenge the blood of their fathers . Once more Creon sent for the blind prophet ; but Tiresias would not come , for he said : " There is no hope , and the undying gods ...
... Polynices were grown up to manhood , and they had vowed a vow to avenge the blood of their fathers . Once more Creon sent for the blind prophet ; but Tiresias would not come , for he said : " There is no hope , and the undying gods ...
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