Antigone
noun
An·tig·o·ne
an-ˈti-gə-(ˌ)nē 
: a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who buries her brother Polynices' body against the order of her uncle Creon
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“Antigone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Antigone. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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