ANTIGONE


Meaning of ANTIGONE in English

/an tig"euh nee'/ , n.

1. Class. Myth. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle, King Creon, by performing funeral rites over her brother, Polynices, and was condemned to be immured alive in a cave.

2. ( italics ) a tragedy (c440 B.C.) by Sophocles.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .