In Greek mythology, Antigone (/ æ n ˈ t ɪ ɡ ə n i / ⓘ ann-TIG-ə-nee; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη, romanized: Antigónē) is a Theban princess and a character in several ancient Greek tragedies.

Antigone, in Greek legend, the daughter born of the unwittingly incestuous union of Oedipus and his mother, Jocasta.

To Ismene’s horror, Antigone says that even though Creon is now king, he has no authority to keep Antigone from her obligations of love and family. With their brothers dead, Antigone and …

A short summary of Jean Anouilh's Antigone. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Antigone.

Oedipus's daughters, Antigone and Ismene, are grieving for the loss of their two brothers, but Antigone is also defiant. She declares that the burial traditions are the unwritten laws of the …

One of Sophocles’ earliest surviving plays, Antigone is often thought of a perfect specimen of Ancient Greek tragedy.

I’ve heard nothing new, Antigone, of our brothers, Good or bad. No one has come Since we two sisters lost our two brothers, Dead on a single day, each by the other’s hand. The Argive army …

No word of friends, Antigone, gladsome or painful, hath come to me, since we two sisters were bereft of brothers twain, killed in one day by twofold blow; and since in this last night the Argive …

The action of “Antigone” follows on from the Theban civil war, in which the two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, died fighting each other for the throne of Thebes after Eteocles had refused to …

Apr 9, 2025 · Antigone is the last of the three Theban plays by Sophocles. The events depicted in Antigone directly follow the aftermath of Oedipus’ tragic downfall in Oedipus Rex and Oedipus …