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Antigoni
In ancient Greek legend, Antigone was the daughter—and the sister—of Oedipus, the mythical king of Thebes who tore out his eyes after discovering that he had unwittingly killed his father and married his own mother, Jocasta. The most famous account of Antigone's story is in Sophocles' Theban trilogy: King Oedipus (performed c. 427 BCE), Oedipus at Colonus (performed posthumously in 405 BCE), and Antigone (performed before its thematic prequels in 441 BCE). Aeschylus also touches on the Theban legend in Seven Against Thebes.
Aeschylus' tragedy tells the story of the mortal conflict between Antigone's brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, which forms the prologue to the events detailed in Antigone. In Sophocles' play, Antigone comes into conflict with the new king of Thebes, Creon, the brother of Jocasta, ...
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