An·tig·o·ne ( n-t g  -n )n. Greek Mythology The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. She performed funeral rites over her brother's body in defiance of her uncle Creon. |
Antigone [ænˈtɪgənɪ]
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(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) 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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| Noun | 1. |  Antigone - (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to deathGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks |
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