The death of Oedipus and his sons bound him to the weary duties of rule. ... Oedipus, Antigone and Ismene's father, also had two sons, Eteocles and Polynices. ... She asks Haemon to hold her with all his strength. 3.1 Summary Breathless, Antigone tells Haemon that she would have protected their son against everything in the world, and that he would have feared nothing. ...

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