Antigone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ænˈtɪɡənɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an tig′ə nē′)


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An•tig•o•ne  (an tig′ə nē′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle, King Creon, by performing funeral rites over her brother, Polynices, and was condemned to be immured alive in a cave.
  2. Literature(italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Antigone / ænˈtɪɡənɪ/
  1. 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
'Antigone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Anouilh - Creon - Ismene - Jocasta - Oedipus - Orff - Polynices - sarus crane

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