Antigone

E110393

character in Greek mythology character in ancient Greek tragedy literary character mythological figure tragic heroine

Antigone is a tragic heroine from Greek mythology and Sophocles’ Theban plays, known for defying royal authority to honor her family and the gods.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Antigone canonical	21
Sophocles' Antigone	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	character in Greek mythology ⓘ character in ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ literary character ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ
appearsIn	Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" ⓘ Greek mythology ⓘ Sophocles’ play "Antigone" ⓘ Sophocles’ play "Oedipus Rex" ⓘ Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ surface form: Sophocles’ play "Oedipus at Colonus" Theban cycle ⓘ Theban cycle ⓘ surface form: Theban myths various later adaptations of "Antigone" ⓘ
betrothedTo	Haemon ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek ⓘ
deathMethod	entombment alive in a cave ⓘ suicide by hanging (in Sophocles’ play) ⓘ
familyName	Labdacid ⓘ
fate	condemned to death by Creon ⓘ
father	Oedipus ⓘ
futureFatherInLaw	Creon ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
grandfather	Laius ⓘ
grandmother	Jocasta ⓘ
hometown	Thebes ⓘ
influenced	modern political theory on civil disobedience ⓘ numerous literary and theatrical adaptations ⓘ philosophical discussions of ethics and law ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mother	Epicasta ⓘ Jocasta ⓘ
motivatedBy	loyalty to family ⓘ piety toward the gods ⓘ
notableAct	buried her brother Polynices ⓘ defied King Creon’s edict ⓘ honored divine law over human law ⓘ
religion	worship of the Olympian gods ⓘ
sibling	Eteocles ⓘ Ismene ⓘ Polynices ⓘ
symbolizes	civil disobedience ⓘ conflict between divine law and human law ⓘ individual conscience ⓘ resistance to unjust authority ⓘ
themeInvolvement	duty to family versus duty to the state ⓘ fate and free will ⓘ gender and power ⓘ the limits of political authority ⓘ
timePeriod	mythic age of Thebes ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oedipus → children → Antigone ⓘ

Sophocles → notableWork → Antigone ⓘ

Thebes → associatedWithMythologicalFigure → Antigone ⓘ

Ismene → sibling → Antigone ⓘ

Ismene → appearsIn → Antigone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sophocles' Antigone

Theban cycle → includesCharacter → Antigone ⓘ

Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" → precedes → Antigone ⓘ

subject surface form: Oedipus Rex

Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" → precedes → Antigone ⓘ

subject surface form: Oedipus at Colonus

Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" → mainCharacter → Antigone ⓘ

subject surface form: Oedipus at Colonus

Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy → associatedCharacter → Antigone ⓘ

Eteocles → sibling → Antigone ⓘ

Eteocles → literaryAppearance → Antigone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sophocles' Antigone

Laius → grandfatherOf → Antigone ⓘ

Polynices → sibling → Antigone ⓘ

Polynices → buriedBy → Antigone ⓘ

Jocasta → motherOf → Antigone ⓘ

Jocasta → parentOf → Antigone ⓘ

Seven Against Thebes → featuresCharacter → Antigone ⓘ

Polydorus → ancestorOf → Antigone ⓘ

Argia → relativeByMarriage → Antigone ⓘ

Electra (Sophocles) → relatedWork → Antigone ⓘ

Classical Greek literature → majorWork → Antigone ⓘ

Tacita Dean → notableWork → Antigone ⓘ