Ismene

Ismene (Greek Ἰσμήνη ) is a person of Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Oedipus and sister of Antigone. When her mother Jocasta or Euryganeia be called.

When Oedipus stepped down as King of Thebes, he gave the kingdom to his two sons, Eteocles and Polynices, agreed to reign alternately year. After the first year, but Eteocles refused to step down, which is why Polynices attacked Thebes with his allies ( the Seven Against Thebes). Ismene was in love with the Theban hero Periclymenus. One night crept her Tydeus - a commander of the attackers - at the instigation of Athena by and surprised the two. Periclymenus fled, Ismene but was killed by Tydeus. A source at the location of this meeting bares her name.

According to another story were Antigone and Ismene of her nephew Laodamas, the son of her brother Eteocles, dishonored in the temple of Hera.