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Antigone

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An·tig·o·ne  (n-tg-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.
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Noun1.AntigoneAntigone - (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
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