The
Greek mythological character of Antigone ( ;
Greek: Ἀντιγόνη), was a
Phthian princess who was the daughter of
Eurytion, was the wife of
Peleus. The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the
masculine
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equivalent
Antigonus Antigonus or Antigonos ( grc, Ἀντίγονος), a Greek name meaning "comparable to his father" or "worthy of his father", may refer to:
Rulers
* Three Macedonian kings of the Antigonid dynasty that succeeded Alexander the Great:
** Antigon ...
, "worthy of one's parents" or "in place of one's parents".
Mythology
Peleus was the son of
Aeacus, king of the island of
Aegina. Peleus and his brother
Telamon killed their half-brother
Phocus, possibly accidentally. To escape punishment they fled from Aegina. At
Phthia, Peleus was purified by Eurytion, king of Phthia, and married Eurytion's daughter, Antigone. Peleus and Antigone had a daughter,
Polydora who became the mother of Menesthius by the river god
Spercheus
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[ Homer, ''Iliad'', 16. 173 ff]
During the hunt for the
Calydonian Boar, Peleus accidentally killed Eurytion and fled Phthia. Arriving in
Iolcus, Peleus was purified of the murder of Eurytion by
Acastus, the king of Iolcus.
Acastus' wife,
Astydameia In Greek mythology, Astydamea or Astydamia (; Ancient Greek: Ἀστυδάμεια ''Astudámeia'', derived from ἄστυ ''ástu'', "town", and δαμάω ''damáo'', "to tame") is a name attributed to several individuals:
* Astydamea, also known ...
, made advances to Peleus, which he rejected. Bitter, she sent a message to Antigone falsely accusing Peleus of infidelity, whereupon Antigone hanged herself (Apollodorus, iii. 13).
Notes
References
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Apollodorus
Apollodorus (Ancient Greek, Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ''Apollodoros'') was a popular name in ancient Greece. It is the masculine gender of a noun compounded from Apollo, the deity, and doron, "gift"; that is, "Gift of Apollo." It may refer to: ...
, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website
* Homer, ''The Iliad'' with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
* Homer, ''Homeri Opera'' in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
Further reading
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Princesses in Greek mythology
Thessalian characters in Greek mythology