Antigone

[ an-tig-uh-nee ]

/ ænˈtɪg əˌni /

noun

Classical Mythology. 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.

(italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.

Words nearby Antigone

anti-globalization, anti-globalizer, antiglobulin, antiglobulin test, antigodlin, Antigone, Antigonus I, Antigonus II, antigorite, antigovernment, antigravity

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Example sentences from the Web for Antigone

It is quickly challenged by the entry of Antigone with the Watchman, whose story Creon hastens out to hear.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
His two sisters, Antigone and Ismene, discuss the edict which forbids his burial.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
The children have been told nothing; but Antigone, who is far too precocious, alluded to Jocasta as grand-mamma.
Lost Diaries|Maurice Baring
The brother of Antigone has brought against his native city an army of foreigners bent on destroying it.
Oxford Lectures on Poetry|Andrew Cecil Bradley

The success of that performance of Antigone on the amateur stage in the Spanish palace was very great.
The Countess of Albany|Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)

British Dictionary definitions for Antigone

Antigone

/ (ænˈtɪɡənɪ) /

noun

Greek myth 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

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Cultural definitions for Antigone (1 of 2)

Antigone

[ (an-tig-uh-nee) ]

In classical mythology, a daughter of King Oedipus. Her two brothers killed each other in single combat over the kingship of their city. Although burial or cremation of the dead was a religious obligation among the Greeks, the king forbade the burial of one of the brothers, for he was considered a traitor. Antigone, torn between her religious and legal obligations, disobeyed the king's order and buried her brother. She was then condemned to death for her crime.

notes for Antigone

The Greek playwright Sophocles tells her story in Antigone, a play that deals with the conflict between human laws and the laws of the gods.

Cultural definitions for Antigone (2 of 2)

Antigone

[ (an-tig-uh-nee) ]

A tragedy by Sophocles. It concerns the punishment of Antigone for burying her brother, an act that was forbidden because he had rebelled against his own city. Antigone argues that the burial is required by divine law as opposed to human law.

单词	antigone
释义	Antigone [ an-tig-uh-nee ] / ænˈtɪg əˌni / noun Classical Mythology. 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. (italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles. Words nearby Antigone anti-globalization, anti-globalizer, antiglobulin, antiglobulin test, antigodlin, Antigone, Antigonus I, Antigonus II, antigorite, antigovernment, antigravity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Antigone It is quickly challenged by the entry of Antigone with the Watchman, whose story Creon hastens out to hear. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb His two sisters, Antigone and Ismene, discuss the edict which forbids his burial. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb The children have been told nothing; but Antigone, who is far too precocious, alluded to Jocasta as grand-mamma. Lost Diaries\|Maurice Baring The brother of Antigone has brought against his native city an army of foreigners bent on destroying it. Oxford Lectures on Poetry\|Andrew Cecil Bradley The success of that performance of Antigone on the amateur stage in the Spanish palace was very great. The Countess of Albany\|Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee) British Dictionary definitions for Antigone Antigone / (ænˈtɪɡənɪ) / noun Greek myth 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Antigone (1 of 2) Antigone [ (an-tig-uh-nee) ] In classical mythology, a daughter of King Oedipus. Her two brothers killed each other in single combat over the kingship of their city. Although burial or cremation of the dead was a religious obligation among the Greeks, the king forbade the burial of one of the brothers, for he was considered a traitor. Antigone, torn between her religious and legal obligations, disobeyed the king's order and buried her brother. She was then condemned to death for her crime. notes for Antigone The Greek playwright Sophocles tells her story in Antigone, a play that deals with the conflict between human laws and the laws of the gods. Cultural definitions for Antigone (2 of 2) Antigone [ (an-tig-uh-nee) ] A tragedy by Sophocles. It concerns the punishment of Antigone for burying her brother, an act that was forbidden because he had rebelled against his own city. Antigone argues that the burial is required by divine law as opposed to human law. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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