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Antigone

noun
An·​tig·​o·​ne | \ an-ˈti-gə-(ˌ)nē \

Definition of Antigone

: a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who buries her brother Polynices' body against the order of her uncle Creon

First Known Use of Antigone

1570, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Antigone

Greek Antigonē

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