Antigone (daughter of Laomedon)

For other uses, see Antigone (mythology).

Antigone of Troy (/ænˈtɪɡəni/ ann-TIG-ə-nee; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη, romanized: Antigónē) is a minor figure in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. She is a Trojan princess, the daughter of king Laomedon and the sister of Priam. Antigone features in a little-known myth in which she incurs the wrath of the goddess Hera by comparing herself to her, and then suffers the consequences via metamorphosis.

Antigone's story is only known through Latin authors, most notable among them Ovid who included her myth in the Metamorphoses, and scholiasts. It might have originated from works of previous Greek writers such as Boios.

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