- Antigone - Wikipedia
Antigone appears in three 5th century BC tragic plays written by Sophocles, known collectively as the three Theban plays, with her being the protagonist of the eponymous tragedy Antigone
- Antigone | Summary Facts | Britannica
Antigone, in Greek legend, the daughter born of the unwittingly incestuous union of Oedipus and his mother, Jocasta
- Antigone by Sophocles Plot Summary | LitCharts
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 gods, and are more important than the decrees of one man
- Antigone by Sophocles - Greek Mythology
One of Sophocles’ earliest surviving plays, Antigone is often thought of a perfect specimen of Ancient Greek tragedy
- Antigone: Full Book Summary | SparkNotes
A short summary of Jean Anouilh's Antigone This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Antigone
- ANTIGONE - SOPHOCLES PLAY - ANALYSIS SUMMARY - GREEK MYTHOLOGY
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 give up the crown to his brother as their father Oedipus had prescribed
- The Internet Classics Archive | Antigone by Sophocles
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 host hath fled, know no more, whether my fortune be brighter, or more grievous
- Antigone: The Woman Who Defied the Theban King in Greek Mythology
Antigone is a key figure in Greek mythology and literature, particularly in the tragic plays of the Athenian playwright Sophocles Her story interweaves elements of family loyalty, moral choices, and the tragic consequences of defiance against autocratic rule
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