Antigone

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A0340000 (ăn-tĭg′ə-nē)n. Greek Mythology The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. She performed funeral rites over her brother's body in defiance of her uncle Creon.

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(ænˈtɪɡənɪ) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who was condemned to death for cremating the body of her brother Polynices in defiance of an edict of her uncle, King Creon of Thebes

An•tig•o•ne

(ænˈtɪg əˌni)

n. (in Greek myth) a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle Creon by performing funeral rites over her brother Polynices.

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Antigone - (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to deathGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

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Antigone

(ăntĭg`ənē), in Greek mythology, daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. In Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, she and her sister Ismene follow their father into exile at Colonus. When her brothers Eteocles and Polynices killed each other in the war of the Seven against ThebesSeven against Thebes,
in Greek legend, seven heroes—Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraüs, Hippomedon, Capaneus, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus—who made war on Eteocles, king of Thebes.
..... Click the link for more information. , Creon, King of Thebes, forbade the burial of the rebel Polynices. Antigone defied him and performed the funeral service. She hanged herself in the cave where Creon ordered her buried alive. In addition to Sophocles' Antigone, plays and operas that rework her legend have been written by Anouilh, Brecht, Cocteau, Honegger, and Orff.

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condemned to be buried alive, she thwarts Creon’s order by killing herself. [Gk. Lit.: Antigone]See: Burial Alive

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despite Creon’s order, she buries Polynices. [Gk. Lit.: Antigone]See: Disobedience

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imprisoned, kills herself in despair. [Gk. Lit.: Antigone]See: Suicide

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noun (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death

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