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- Anti-clerical
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A-Z: General definitions: Antigone
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Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta; she was put to death by Creon for ignoring his decree and burying her brother Polynices. With Oedipus in exile his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, agreed to share the throne, ruling in alternate years. After the initial year, however, Eteocles refused to hand over. Polynices gathered an army of Greek champions, the 'Seven against Thebes', to lay siege to the city. During fighting at one of the gates, Eteocles and Polynices killed each other in single combat. Oedipus' brother Creon, now king of Thebes, allowed proper burial to Eteocles but decreed the death penalty for anyone trying to bury Polynices. Antigone, one of Oedipus's daughters, was left with the choice of obeying Creon's decree or following a higher loyalty to her dead brother. Although discouraged by the other sister, Ismene, she chose the latter course and managed to give Polynices a token burial before being discovered and arrested by Creon's guards. As punishment Antigone was immured in a cave where she committed suicide. See also: UnderworldRelated Topics
Oedipus; UnderworldThe name means 'swollen-foot'; he was so-called as a result of the spike driven through his feet when he was left to die as an infant; he was destined to kill his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta.
Wife first of Laius, second of her son Oedipus, sister of Creon.
Brother of Jocasta and king of Thebes after the deaths of Eteocles and Polynices.
Son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles, the brothers dying at each other's hands.
Son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Polynices, the brothers dying at each other's hands.
Son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles, the brothers dying at each other's hands.
The seven champions enlisted by Polynices to oust Eteocles and restore himself as king of Thebes.
Brother of Jocasta and king of Thebes after the deaths of Eteocles and Polynices.
Principal city of Boeotia in Greece.
Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta; she was put to death by Creon for ignoring his decree and burying her brother Polynices.
Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta and sister of Antigone, Eteocles and Polynices.
The Underworld was the region under the earth where the spirits of the dead existed.
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