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Antigone
Antigone
English
Proper noun
Antigone
(
Greek
mythology
)
the daughter of
Oedipus
and
Jocasta
, who defies the king of
Thebes
, Creon, by burying her brother Polynices
Translations
the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
Armenian:
Անտիգոնե
(
Antigone
)
French:
Antigone
(fr)
German:
Antigone
Greek:
Αντιγόνη
(el)
(
Antigóni
)
Ancient:
Ἀντιγόνη
(
Antigónē
)
Italian:
Antigone
(it)
Latin:
Antigonē
Portuguese:
Antígona
f
Russian:
Антиго́на
(ru)
(
Antigóna
)
Swedish:
Antigone
Etymology
From
Latin
Antigonē
, from
Ancient Greek
Ἀντιγόνη
(
Antigónē
)
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ænˈtɪɡəni/
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