ALL meanings of antigone
An·tig·o·ne
A a - noun antigone daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who was condemned to death for cremating the body of her brother Polynices in defiance of an edict of her uncle, King Creon of Thebes 3
- noun antigone a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta: she defies the king of Thebes, Creon, by performing funeral rites for her brother, Polynices 3
- noun antigone Classical Mythology. 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. 1
- noun antigone (italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles. 1