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No, Antigone's suicide may not have been against the Greek gods' wishes. In fact, in ancient Greece, a 'forced' suicide was an acceptable choice for those ancient Greeks who found themselves on the losing end of a conflict with ancient Greek city governments. In the specific case of Antigone, she indeed found herself in compliance with divine laws only by violating man made laws. Whether she offended divine or earthly authority, she nevertheless had to pay with her life. It was considered, perhaps sorrowful, but acceptable for her to hasten her death by choosing suicide over life imprisonment in a walled up cave. Additionally, it was recognized in the play 'Antigone' that the main character of the same name suffered from the divine curse on the descendants of Cadmus, who founded the city of Thebes in around 2000 B.C. Theban King Cadmus' descendants Labdacus and Oedipus were cursed by their bloodlines and by their own clashes with the gods. In such cursed cases, the gods kept the curses going for generations. The staying power and punishing nature of divine curses tended to lead to the loss of everything dear, including one's own life. So Antigone's suicide very well may not have gone against the wishes of the Greek gods.
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How much do you think Creon is to blame for the suicides of Antigone and Haemon and Eurydice?
Creon is to blame for everyone's suicides. Creon places Antigone and Haemon in a situation where they only way they saw to get out of was to commit suicide. When Eurydice found out that Haemon had committed suicide due to Creon she went to her room, where she cursed Creon before taking her own life. If Creon had not be so stubborn and not placed Antigone in the cave no one would have died. But it is a greek tragedy, so the ending must of course be tragic. :]
Can you give a summary of Antigone by Sophocles?
Antigone is a tragedy written by Greek playwright Sophocles. It tells the story of Antigone, the daughter of the tragic king Oedipus and his own mother Jocasta. In this part of the story, the king of Thebes is her uncle Creon, who sentences her to be locked and left to starve at a cell, against the pleas of his son Haimon, who was in love with Antigone. Creon wants to punish her because she went against the law and buried her brother Polyneices, who was a traitor. Tiresias, a blind oracle, appears and tells Creon he is committing a huge mistake, but when Creon tries to go and free Antigone, he discovers she has hanged herself. Creon is left alone and desperate, since his wife and son commit suicide as well.
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Brutus didn't say that. Casca didn't say that, even. Can you not tell the difference between "it was Greek to you" and "it was Greek to me"?Casca is reporting what went on while Brutus and Cassius were talking. He says that Cicero made a speech in Greek, "but for my part, it was Greek to me." Casca means he doesn't speak Greek so he didn't understand any of it. The expression "it was Greek to me" (NEVER "it was Greek to you.") means "I didn't understand a word of it."
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Greek myths were dramatised
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In Greek theatres and amphitheatres.
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Felicitas was the Roman goddess of happiness.
What is the greek word for suicide?
Αυτοκτονία (aftoktonea)
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Prometheus was the Titan god whom gave fire to mankind, against the wishes of Zeus.
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The Peloponnesian war pitted Greek against Greek.
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Socrates was sentenced to suicide.
The Greek philosopher forced to commit suicide was?
Socrates, if I'm not mistaken
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Αυτοκτωνια (Aftoktonia) the noun Αυτοκτωνω (Aftoktono) The verb
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Introduction to Greek mythology?
It all depends on your wishes. How simple, how deep, or how.... Ask your local library!
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Because he was Greek.
Can Artemis turn into any animal?
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