Antigone

:This article is about the Greek mythological figures. For other uses, see Antigone (disambiguation)

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There were two women named Antigone ("like her ancestors") in Greek mythology.

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The best known Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Iocaste (Jocasta), or, according to the older story, of Euryganeia. When Oedipus, on discovering that Iocaste, the mother of his children, was also his own mother, put his eyes out and stepped down as King of Thebes, Antigone accompanied him into exile at Colonus. After his death she returned to Thebes, where Haemon, the son of Creon, king of Thebes, became enamoured of her. Oedipus had given the kingdom to his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, who both agreed to alternate the throne every year. However, the sons showed no concern for their father, who cursed them for their negligence.

Oedipus: Oedipus (Greek , Oidipous, "swollen-foot"; rarely ; Latin Oedipus) or Œdipus was the mythical king of Thebes, son of Laius and Jocasta, who, unknowingly, killed his father and married his mother....

Thebes: Two important places in antiquity were called Thebes:...

Eteocles: In Greek mythology, Eteocles was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta, the father of Laodamas....

Antigone related Images and Photos (experimental)

Oedipus and Antigone Being Exiled to Thebes 1843