The New Student's Reference Work/Antigone

Antigone (an-tig' o-nē), one of the tragic characters in Greek fable. She was the daughter of Œdipus, king of Thebes. When her father was driven from his throne, she followed him to Attica and cared for him. After his death she returned to Thebes, where Hæmon, son of Creon, the new tyrant of Thebes, fell in love with her. She attempted to bury the body of her brother, who had been slain in war with Creon, and for this offense was ordered to be buried alive or shut up in a cave. Hæmon slew himself by her side. The story of Antigone has been told by several Greek poets; but only the tragedy of Sophocles is now in existence.