antistrophe		people who watch Polyneices' body
Zeus		son of Oedipus who tried to take Thebes, killed Eteocles
Tantalos		King, father of Oedipus; former king of Thebes
Choragos		god of fire
Haimon		Antigone's younger sister
guards		reports that Polyneices is being buried
Acheron		goddess connected with death
sentry		song chanted as the chorus entered the stage
Antigone		Haimon's brother, son of Eurydice
Polyneices		princess imprisoned by her father, mom of Perseus
Eteocles		exit or final scene; opposite of the Parados
Laios		Greek goddess of love
Athena		a river in Greek mythology that soul crosses to Hades
Pluto		Pallas _______________ goddess of wisdom
Sardis		capital of ancient Lydia in Asia Minor
Olympos		daughter of Oedipus tries to bury brother, Polyneices
Menoikeus		Niobe's father, tricked the gods by cooking his son
Danae		mountain where Greek gods live
Argive		Chorus leader
Creon		city where Creon ruled
Teiresias		god of the Underworld
Persephone		song chanted as the chorus faces left
Aphrodite		Dryas' son, imprisoned in stone
strophe		Greek god of the sky, Thunder god; lord of the gods
Hephaestos		a blind prophet, predicts consequences Creon's orders
Eurydice		Oedipus' son who defended Thebes; killed his brother
Hecate		Jocasta and Creon's father
Furies		name of army that Polyneices led against Thebes
Thebes		wife of Creon
Parados		new king of Thebes, brother of Jocasta (Iocaste)
Niobe		three hideous, avenging spirits that punish criminals
Exodos		goddess of vegetation
Jocasta		son of Creon
Megareus		wife
Lycurgus		first movement of the chorus, chanted facing right
Ismene		boasted of her children, punished as they're turned to stone