Antigone

Definition: Daughter and sister of her father, Oedipus, Antigone's life was doomed from the start. She followed her father into exile and then, after her brothers Eteocles and Polyneices' deadly quarrel, Antigone, against Creon's orders, buried her brother Polyneices. Although betrothed to his son Haemon, she was punished by Creon. Accounts differ at this point, for she was either buried alive or surrendered to Haemon for punishment. In the latter version, Haemon married and lived with Antigone in secrecy. When their son accidentally revealed the existence of his mother, Haemon killed his wife and himself.
Sophocles and Greek Tragedy

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Antigone in English