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Antigone

Antigone

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A daughter of King Oedipus in Greek myth who buries her brother and is put to death
  • proper noun
  • /ænˈtɪɡəni/
  • Literature
: Antígona
  • Antigone and Ismene come onstage, mourning the loss of their father and desiring death themselves.
  • Antigone and Oedipus
  • Antigone opposing Creon
  • Antigone and Ismene

And this is exactly what Hegel takes Antigone to be doing.

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Examples

  • (2) The Elders of Colonus, though pitying him and his daughter Antigone, feel horrified to learn his identity.

    Academic text (1994)

  • And for breaking that law, Antigone too is doomed.

  • In one recent successful unit, Berg collaborated with English teacher Chrishan David in the study of the classic Antigone.

    Academic text (2013)

  • (1) Oedipus with his daughter Antigone has wandered into a holy grove of Colonus, a deme of Athens.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In Greek mythology, Antigone defied a royal decree to honor her fallen brother with a proper burial.

  • The story of Antigone reveals the conflict between individual morals and state laws.

  • In the play, Antigone stands up against King Kreon, believing that family loyalty is more important than obedience.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The name Antigone comes from Greek parts anti- meaning 'against' or 'in place of' and -gonē meaning 'born'. The familiar prefix anti- (as in antiwar) helps you remember Antigone as 'born to oppose', which fits her story of a woman who stands against the king to bury her brother.