Eteocles and polinices, the two male brothers of Antigone, fight until death. Creon, King of Thebes, Dictamine that polinices is not buried dignified, for having betrayed the homeland, so that his body remains at the arbitration of crows and dogs.

Antigone decides to disobey the creir mandate because it considers that under no circumstances can the order of the sacred can be betrayed. Her's decision gives rise to tragic events that still continue impressing us.