Antigone Family Tree

Question 1

Antigone

Answer 1

daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, sister to Eteocles, Polynices, and Ismene, strong-willed character who is on conflict with Creon about the burial of Polynices, cousin to Haimon- engaged to Haimon-(protagonist of the story)

Question 2

Ismene

Answer 2

daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, sister to Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone, fearful of punishment if she goes against Creon’s decree, weak character, upsets Antigone

Question 3

Polynices

Answer 3

son of Oedipus and Jocasta, brother to Eteocles, Ismene, and Antigone. Fought against the army of Thebes and his brother Eteocles for a chance to rule Thebes. He is considered a traitor and left to rot on the battlefield. ( Eteocles’ twin brother) he kills Eteocles- per the prophecy

Question 4

Eteocles

Answer 4

son of Oedipus and Jocasta, brother to Polynices, Ismene, and Antigone, refuses to share throne with his brother and head of Thebian army, given an honorable burial (Polynices’ twin brother)- he kills Polynices per the prophecy

Question 5

Haimon

Answer 5

son of Eurydice & Creon, cousin to 4 kids of Jocasta and Oedipus

Question 6

Creon

Answer 6

Jocasta’s brother, husband to Eurydice, Uncle to Jocasta & Oedipus’ kids, father to Haimon

Question 7

Oedipus

Answer 7

adopted at birth, killed Laius- husband to Jocasta/ father to Antigone and Ismene/ Uncle to Haimon and Megareus

Question 8

Jocasta

Answer 8

: Queen/ wife to Laius first and later wife to Oedipus

Question 9

Laius

Answer 9

Oedipus’ father/ husband to Jocasta/ Killed by Oedipus

Question 10

Tiresias

Answer 10

blind prophet who told Jocasta & Laius about curse-

Question 11

Eurydice

Answer 11

wife to Creon, mother to Haimon