Antigone

Summary

Antigone is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Antigone's father was Oedipus^[3].
• Antigone's mother was Jocasta^[4].
• Antigone held citizenship in Thebes^[5].
• Antigone is recorded as female^[6].
• Antigone's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[7].
• Antigone's Commons category is recorded as Antigone^[8].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[11].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology^[13].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[14].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography^[17].
• Antigone's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[18].
• Antigone's different from is recorded as Q20978302^[19].
• Antigone's sibling is recorded as Polynices^[20].
• Antigone's sibling is recorded as Eteocles^[21].
• Antigone's sibling is recorded as Ismene^[22].
• Antigone's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts^[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Antigone's father was Oedipus^[3]. Her mother was Jocasta^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Antigone include 129 she^[24], an asteroid^[25].

Why It Matters

Antigone has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for her include 129 she^[24], an asteroid^[25].

FAQs

Who were Antigone's parents?

Antigone's father was Oedipus^[3]. Antigone's mother was Jocasta^[4].