Tags: Mythological Figure.
In Greek mythology Polyphontes was the son of Autophonus a warrior who figured in Polynices’ war to regain the throne of Thebes from his brother Eteocles.He is mentioned in Book IV of the Iliad when Agamemnon reminds Diomedes of the deeds of his father Tydeus. In Agamemnon’s story Tydeus was an ally of Polynices. He entered Thebes and challenged and defeated all the Theban leaders.