Antigone ( ;
Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) of Troy is a minor figure in
Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the
Trojan king
Laomedon and the sister of
Priam
In Greek mythology, Priam (; grc-gre, Πρίαμος, ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Etymology
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[ Ovid. '' Metamophoses, Book 6.93''] The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the masculine equivalent
Antigonus, "worthy of one's parents" or "in place of one's parents".
Mythology
Antigone claimed that her hair was more beautiful than that of the goddess
Hera
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; grc-gre, Ἥρα, Hḗrā; grc, Ἥρη, Hḗrē, label=none in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she ...
. Hera, who was angered by that claim, turned Antigone's hair into snakes. Later, another god, pitying her, turned her into a
stork
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family called Ciconiidae, and make up the order Ciconiiformes . Ciconiiformes previously included a number of other families, such as herons an ...
. Thereafter the stork preyed on snakes.
See also
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Medusa
Note
References
*Michael Grant, John Hazel: ''Who's Who in Classical Mythology''. Routledge 2001, , p. 56
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Publius Ovidius Naso
Pūblius Ovidius Nāsō (; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the th ...
, ''
Metamorphoses'' translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.*Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses.'' Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892
Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library
Trojans
Princesses in Greek mythology
Metamorphoses into birds in Greek mythology
Deeds of Hera
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