Antigone

(an tig′ə nē′)

noun

Gr. Myth. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta: she defies the king of Thebes, Creon, by performing funeral rites for her brother, Polynices

Origin: L < Gr Antigonē

See Antigone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
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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