Summary Myth of Phineus

Phineus throws Cleopatra in a vault after he fell in love with Idaea and marries her. Idaea makes the children's life miserable by telling him his 2 sons tried to seduce her when they didn't. Phineus then blinded them not knowing the gods were watching

Connection Myth of Phineus

The connection to Antigone is the fact that Phineus trapped Cleopatra in a stone vault to die because he fell in love with someone else, while Antigone is being locked in a vault for defying Creon’s decree.

Summary Myth of Dryas and Lycurgus

Lycurgus imprisons the followers of the god Dionysus. Zeus and Dionysus get angry and punish Lycurgus by blinding him and driving him insane. Lycurgus kills Dryas of his extremities, the horrors of this event turn Thrace into a dry and barren land.

Connection Myth of Dryas and Lycurgus

In the play Antigone, the chorus references the hamartia that leads to Lycurgus’s tragic downfall to compare his hubris to that of Creon’s. Lycurgus imprisoned the followers of the god Dionysus, causing him to be punished by the powerful god.

Summary Myth of Persephone

She used to live far away from the Gods, and she took care of the nature by planting seeds and nurturing plants. Persephone was kidnapped by Hades when she was picking flowers and forced to become the goddess of the underworld.

Connection Myth of Persephone

It signifies that Antigone will be with her family who are all in the underworld. She mentions Persephone because this is where she rules and where she will soon welcome Antigone too. Persephone is able to escape the underworld for 6 months in a year.

Summary Myth of Dirce

Lycus is the husband of Dirce, and gave her Antiope as a slave. Antiope is Dirce’s sister in law, she abandoned her two sons, Amphion and Zethus, and was mistreated by Dirce and Lycus. Amphion became a singer and Zethus became a hunter and herdman. They

Connection Myth of Dirce

Sophocles alludes to Dirces myth to imply how Antigone’s situation is unfair, and she wants the people who maltreated her to be punished as in Dirce’s myth.

Summary Myth of the Furies

The furies are 3 sisters, they’re known for punishing those who break the laws of nature. When they are not punishing, they live in the underworld torturing those who are stuck there. The 3 sisters, Alecto: punishes crimes against the natural order.

Connection Myth of the Furies

Sophocles references incest in his play and added his allusion to show how incest (mariage in family) is an issue in Oedipus Rex. The connection is Alecto (punishes incest) punishing Antigone for what Oedipus did,

Summary Myth of Tantalus

Tantalus was the king of Lydia, and a son of Zeus. Tantalus offered his son Pelops as a sacrifice to the gods. He cut up and boiled Pelops as a feast for the gods. Demeter was the only one who ate a part of Pelops. Fate then brought Pelops back to life,

Connection Myth of Tantalus

Antigone references Tantalus daughter, Niobe, who suffered the death of becoming stone. Sophocles alludes the myth of Tantalus to introduce how Antigone fears her being locked up till death will cause her to

Summary Myth of Niobe

t’s about a women whose children were murdered by Artemis and Apollo because she was arrogant. Niobe felt better than Leto because she had 14 children, and Leto only had two. Leto’s sons and daughters killed nearly all 14 of Niobe’s children,

Connection Myth of Niobe

It makes a connection to Antigone by Antigone saying that she has heard the story of Niobe. Antigone says that she feels her pain and knows what she is going through.

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Greek mythology

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Summary Myth of Phineus	Phineus throws Cleopatra in a vault after he fell in love with Idaea and marries her. Idaea makes the children's life miserable by telling him his 2 sons tried to seduce her when they didn't. Phineus then blinded them not knowing the gods were watching	Zeus got mad at him for exposing too much of his plans so he made him pay by sending him to an island with a buffet he was not allowed to eat from.
Connection Myth of Phineus	The connection to Antigone is the fact that Phineus trapped Cleopatra in a stone vault to die because he fell in love with someone else, while Antigone is being locked in a vault for defying Creon’s decree.	Showing the connection that both were locked up to face their demise.
Summary Myth of Dryas and Lycurgus	Lycurgus imprisons the followers of the god Dionysus. Zeus and Dionysus get angry and punish Lycurgus by blinding him and driving him insane. Lycurgus kills Dryas of his extremities, the horrors of this event turn Thrace into a dry and barren land.	An oracle predicts that the land of Thrace will remain barren as long as Lycurgus lives, so his people have him killed, prompting Dionysus to lift the curse.
Connection Myth of Dryas and Lycurgus	In the play Antigone, the chorus references the hamartia that leads to Lycurgus’s tragic downfall to compare his hubris to that of Creon’s. Lycurgus imprisoned the followers of the god Dionysus, causing him to be punished by the powerful god.	It connects to Antigone by showing how Creon's hubris will cause his downfall. Antigone can be viewed as the followers of Dionysus, and Creon as Lycurgus. Creon’s unjust treatment of Antigone will cause him to suffer divine punishment, like Lycurgus.
Summary Myth of Persephone	She used to live far away from the Gods, and she took care of the nature by planting seeds and nurturing plants. Persephone was kidnapped by Hades when she was picking flowers and forced to become the goddess of the underworld.	Her mother Demeter was looking for her and couldn't find her until the sun told her that she was kidnapped. Nature was slowly decaying which is why Zeus forced Hades to return Persephone.
Connection Myth of Persephone	It signifies that Antigone will be with her family who are all in the underworld. She mentions Persephone because this is where she rules and where she will soon welcome Antigone too. Persephone is able to escape the underworld for 6 months in a year.
Summary Myth of Dirce	Lycus is the husband of Dirce, and gave her Antiope as a slave. Antiope is Dirce’s sister in law, she abandoned her two sons, Amphion and Zethus, and was mistreated by Dirce and Lycus. Amphion became a singer and Zethus became a hunter and herdman. They	punished Dircefor the mistreatment of their mother, by tying her to a bull which dragged her to the fountain of her death. Amphion was married to Niobe, but he killed himself after the loss of his family.	Zethus married Aedon. Both brothers were said to be buried in one grave.
Connection Myth of Dirce	Sophocles alludes to Dirces myth to imply how Antigone’s situation is unfair, and she wants the people who maltreated her to be punished as in Dirce’s myth.	In Sophocles time, it was understood that Dirce was killed as revenge by the children of Antiope for slaving and abusing her. This shows how Creon, who punished Antigone, unjustly deserves to be punished with death, just like Dirce.
Summary Myth of the Furies	The furies are 3 sisters, they’re known for punishing those who break the laws of nature. When they are not punishing, they live in the underworld torturing those who are stuck there. The 3 sisters, Alecto: punishes crimes against the natural order.	Megaera: Punishes crimes like marital infidelity (cheating husband/wife). Tisiphone: Punishes crimes of murder like parricide (killing father, fratricide (killing brother/sister), or homicide (killing any person).
Connection Myth of the Furies	Sophocles references incest in his play and added his allusion to show how incest (mariage in family) is an issue in Oedipus Rex. The connection is Alecto (punishes incest) punishing Antigone for what Oedipus did,	which is why she says your marriage stikes to murder mine. It’s Antigone’s main problem and causes her misery and even possible death.
Summary Myth of Tantalus	Tantalus was the king of Lydia, and a son of Zeus. Tantalus offered his son Pelops as a sacrifice to the gods. He cut up and boiled Pelops as a feast for the gods. Demeter was the only one who ate a part of Pelops. Fate then brought Pelops back to life,	as commanded by Zeus, giving him an ivory shoulder that was given to her by Demeter. As punishment for his actions, Tantalus had to stand in a pool of water, with branches of fruit trees above him. Whenever he tried to grab from the branches,	they would rise, and whenever he tried to drink from the pool of water, it would recede, leaving him hungry and thirsty.
Connection Myth of Tantalus	Antigone references Tantalus daughter, Niobe, who suffered the death of becoming stone. Sophocles alludes the myth of Tantalus to introduce how Antigone fears her being locked up till death will cause her to	suffer the same loneliness and pain that Niobe experienced. These two myths we connected as Tantalus was mentioned for his daughter being known as the "Wretched daughter", alluding to how Antigone explains to the Chorus she will die the same way.	Antigone feels sympathy for the way Niobe passed, alone and made to stone.
Summary Myth of Niobe	t’s about a women whose children were murdered by Artemis and Apollo because she was arrogant. Niobe felt better than Leto because she had 14 children, and Leto only had two. Leto’s sons and daughters killed nearly all 14 of Niobe’s children,	and that led her to be broken hearted. Niobe was so miserable that she turned into stone as she wept constantly.	She created a river because of her tears, so whenever it rains or water falls on her eyes, it will show everybody how miserable she looks crying.
Connection Myth of Niobe	It makes a connection to Antigone by Antigone saying that she has heard the story of Niobe. Antigone says that she feels her pain and knows what she is going through.	It shows that both feel a similar feeling because they lost their family. Antigone feels sad because she lost her parents and siblings. Niobe feels sad because she lost all of her children.

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