Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus Pronunciation guidelines: stress falls on the penultimate syllable if it is metrically long in Ancient Greek, otherwise the antepenultimate. If the stress is on a penultimate open syllable (e.g., a long vowel not followed by a consonsant), it undergoes the vowel changes from the Great Vowel Shift. Final -e, -es, -i, -o all have long vowels. An'tigone, Ἀντιγόνη younger daughter of Oedipus, who cares for him in his old age. Co'lonus, Κολωνός a deme close to Athens; the birthplace of Sophocles. E'teocles, Ἐτεοκλῆς younger son of Oedipus. Eu'menides, Εὐμενίδες the Furies, goddesses of vengeance. Is'mene, Ἰσμήνη older daughter of Oedipus. 'Oedipus, Οἰδίπους former king of Thebes, who unknowingly killed his father Laius and wedded his mother Jocasta. Father to Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polynices. Poly'nices, Πολυνείκης older son of Oedipus.