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Mythological References in Antigone Anushe, Tigerlilly, Westie, Olivia F, Myranda, Cathy & Kalley Hour: 4

Acheron God of the “river of pain” in the underworld. One of the 5 rivers in the Greek underworld. Odysseus poured sacrificial blood into it to summon the ghosts of the dead. He needed to question the shade of the blind prophet Teiresias in order to find his way home again after the Trojan War. Son of Helios and Gaia. He sided with the Titans against the Gods in the battles. As a punishment, Zeus decided to turn him into water, the river Acheron

Dircê Dircê means “double” or “cleft” in Greek Dircê was the Naiad nymph of a spring in the town of Thebes Her father was Ismenus - god of the River Ismenus and father of many spring nymphs She was originally married to the Libyan King Lycus but was punished for mistreating her niece Antiope Dircê was tied to a wild bull and was killed, Dionysus then turned her into a spring nymph

Aphrodite ● Several accounts of her birth: ○ daughter of Zeus and Dione ○ arose from the sea on a giant scallop, Cronus castrated Uranus, tossed his genitals into the sea; Aphrodite then walked to the shore of CyprusUranus ○ born near the island of Cythera, hence another one of her names, "Cytherea" ● Goddess of love, desire, and beauty; represents sex, affection, attraction ● Married to Hephaestus, had an affair with brother Ares, also with Adonis ● Children: Eros, Phobos, Deimos, Harmonia, Pothos, Anteros, Himeros, Hermaphroditos, Rhode, Eryx, Peitho, Eunomia, Graces, Priapus, Aeneas ● Also called Venus (Roman), Cytherea, Cyprus, Hathor, Acidalia, Cerigo ● Symbols: myrtle, rose, apple, dove, swan, sparrow, horse, dolphin, scallop shell, girdle, mirror, pearl ● Dominion: palace on Mt. Olympus, heavens

Hades -King of the Underworld; God of Dead and Riches -After defeating Cronus- draws lots with Zeus and Poseidon- lord of underworld (abode) -symbols: cerberus, cornucopia, sceptre -siblings- Hera, Hestia, Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon -consort: Persephone, goddess of underworld/spring/flowers → children: Melinoe, Zagreus. Macaria (possibly unknown mother)

Zeus King of the Gods (and ruler of the universe), son of Cronus and Rhea, holds domain over the sky (can summon winds, rain, storms, etc) Husband of Hera, goddess of marriage, but has affairs with many, many women Had Athena with Titan Metis, later married Themis and had the three Horai ( hours) and the fates (or moirai), third wife was Mnemosyne with whom he had the nine muses, then had Artemis and Apollo with Leto, and finally married Hera and had Hephaestus, Ares, and Hebes He also had Persephone with Demeter, and Hermes with Maia Symbols include the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak Also known as Jupiter or Dias

Niobê Daughter of Tantalus, sister of Pelops and Broteas, and wife of King Amphion Had six sons and six daughters, and boasted to the Titan Leto, who had only two children, Apollo and Artemis Killed all her children as a punishment, and Amphion kills himself The bodies laid out for nine days She was later turned into a rock on Mount Sipylus, and she continues to weep as the snow melts above the rock A symbol of eternal mourning