The name Antigone is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in Greek.
Antigone is pronounced as an-TIG--nee
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Antigone originates in Greek language and means "against being mother". In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of King Oedipus, who killed his father and married his mother. The tragedy has been retold in numerous plays and books, the most famous being The Antigone by Sophocles. Nowadays, it is very unusual as a feminine given name.
Summary
Meaning
Against being mother
Pronunciation
an-TIG--nee
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Meaning
Against being mother
Pronunciation
an-TIG--nee
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Antigone originates
In Greek language and means "against being mother".
In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of
King Oedipus, who killed his father and married his mother. The tragedy has been retold
In numerous plays and books, the most famous being The
Antigone by
Sophocles. Nowadays, it is very unusual as a feminine given name.
Meaning, origin and history of the name Antigone - Behind the Name
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Meaning
Derived from Greek ἀντί (
Anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and γονή (gone) meaning "birth, offspring".
In Greek legend
Antigone was the daughter of
Oedipus and
Jocasta.
King Creon of Thebes declared that her slain brother Polynices was to remain unburied, a great dishonour. She disobeyed and gave him a proper burial, and for this she was sealed alive
In a cave.
Origin
Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
/an.ti.ɡó.nɛː/(Classical Greek) /æn.ˈtɪɡ.ə.ni/(English)