Ismēne

, a daughter of Œdip us and Jocasta, who, when her sister Anti gone had been condemned to be buried alive by Creon, for giving burial to her brother Polynices against the tyrant’s positive orders, declared herself as guilty as her sister, and insisted upon being equally punished with her. This instance of generosity was strongly opposed by Anti gone, who wished not to see her sister involved in her calamities. Sophocles , Anti gone .— Apollo dor us , bk. 3 , ch. 5 .――A daughter of the river Asopus, who married the hundred-eyed Argus, by whom she had Jasus. Apollo dor us , bk. 2 , ch. 2 .