| Antigone | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Glaspalast_M%C3%BCnchen_1883_207.jpg) Artistic depiction of Antigone by Emil Teschendorff, by 1883 | |
| Written by | Euripides |
| Characters | Antigone Haemon Creon Others |
| Date premiered | Estimated between 420 and 406 BCE |
| Place premiered | Athens |
| Original language | Ancient Greek |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | Thebes |
Antigone (/ænˈtɪɡəni/ ann-TIG-ə-nee; Ἀντιγόνη) is a play by the Attic dramatist Euripides, which is now lost except for a number of fragments. According to Aristophanes of Byzantium, the plot was similar to that of Sophocles' play Antigone, with three differences. The date of the play is uncertain, but there is evidence that it was written late in Euripides' career, between 420 BCE and 406 BCE.