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Caution when dealing with power is the message of "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone shows caution in respecting divine power but a complete lack regarding royal power. She actually needs to show respect for both since the gods demand courtesy and obedience to them and to their earthly relatives, the royals. Just as she disrespects King Creon, her uncle and intended father-in-law, so does Creon disrespect Antigone and the gods. In ancient Greece, it is not serious to disdain a female even if she is royal, but it is a serious offense to disdain the gods.

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