Antigone Characters
This sister is afraid to defy the law, calling herself "weak" but later tries to share her sister's death sentence.
Who is Ismene?
The entire play takes place in this ancient Greek city-state, founded by Cadmus.
What is Thebes?
In this statue found in Samothrace, this Greek goddess of victory, is frequently depicted with wings.
Who is Nike?
The triangular space above the entablature at the short ends of the temple, often filled with sculpture, is this key feature.
What is the pediment?
Athens famously defeated the forces of this massive eastern empire in the battles of Marathon and Salamis.
What is the Persian Empire?
His fatal flaw is often considered to be hubris, or excessive pride.
Who is Creon?
Antigone claims that her highest loyalty lies with the unwritten laws set by these ultimate powers.
Who are the Gods?
The Caryatids are typically depicted wearing this long, folded tunic, characteristic of classical female dress.
What is a chiton?
The most intact panels of the frieze on the Temple of Athena Nike depict a battle between Greeks and this other non-Greek empire.
What is the Persian Empire?
This tyrant's son, Hippias, was overthrown in 510 BC, paving the way for the establishment of democracy.
Who is Peisistratus?
This character is Antigone's fiancé and the son of Creon.
Who is Haemon?
This man is Antigone's father and her mother's son.
Who is Oedipus?
This Greek term, which is the statue's title, literally translates to "calf-bearer" or "bearer of a small bull."
What is the Moschophoros?
The famous system of subtle curves and optical refinements used to counter the illusion of parallel lines bowing is known by this term.
What is entasis?
As hegemon Athens used this naval alliance, originally formed to defend against Persia, to solidify its own empire.
What is the Delian League?
This blind prophet warns the King that the gods are displeased with his decree.
Who is Teiresias?
The Chorus praises man's many wonders, but notes that he cannot conquer this ultimate limit.
What is death?
The revered statue group of Harmodius and Aristogeiton was placed in this central gathering place of Athens.
What is the Agora?
While Ictinus and Callicrates were the architects of the Parthenon, this famed master sculptor oversaw the entire artistic program of the temple.
Who is Phidias?
This democratic procedure allowed Athenians to temporarily exile any citizen deemed too powerful or dangerous to the state.
What is Ostracism?
The body of this brother is to be left unburied as a traitor to Thebes.
Who is Polynices?
Creon orders that Polynices' body be left for these two types of scavengers.
What are dogs and birds (or vultures)?
Laocoön's face, with its deeply furrowed brow and open mouth, displays a powerful expression of this state, a key characteristic of the Hellenistic style.
What is agony (or suffering/pain)?
This scroll-like, spiral ornamentation, called a volute, is the key feature on the [ANSWER] of an Ionic column.
What is the capital?
The most famous defense and celebration of Athenian democracy is contained in the Funeral Oration delivered by this man.
Who is Pericles?