Yesterday around noon a group of sentries
in the outreaches of Thebes noticed that some
unknown culprit had buried the body of the
well-known traitor Polyneices in a field.
Most everyone has heard of this traitor to
his homeland, who betrayed Thebes, even
his own brothers. When Polyneices was killed,
king Creon made it a law that no person who
fought against Thebes shall have a burial, even
his own brother. Polyneices' corpse was going
to be let to rot forever out in the open, until
yesterday, when a source who wishes to remain
anonymous reported to the king that the body was
found with a small pile of dust on top of it. This
isn't the traditional burial right of the Greeks, but
whoever gave Polyneices this haphazard ritual
was clearly rebellious and unwise. The royal
lookouts hope that the culprit who did this burial
will return today, as they will be watching around
the clock. This disgrace to the state of Thebes will
hopefully be resolved by tomorrow.
2 comments:
Well-written post. I just have one correction--he only had one brother. Overall, very well done!
Great vocabulary thomas kendrick!
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