In Greek mythology, very few women possessed the strength, power or influence of men. Heroes such as Zeus, Achilles, and Odysseus were strong and brave; the stuff legends are made of. In contrast, women who are mentioned in this canon of the mighty, are typically referred to as the wife, support and nurturer to the all-powerful man. Yet, Sophocles, taking a bold step outside the box, created the character, Antigone, a woman who is unmarried, rebellious and powerful, and he uses her as a means to set an example of what may happen when a woman takes leadership and authority in a civilization rightfully controlled by men. If a male committed the same actions as Antigone, the results would have been remarkably different. King Creon states, "pass, then, to the world of the dead, and, it thou must needs love, love them. While I live, no woman shall rule me" (Sophocles, 1994-2009, p. 106). This here shows King Creon's tone of feelings towards women. He felt that if a woman were in control, Creon would face complete failure. Therefore Creon must take action to prevent this outcome by making sure the entire city sees that Antigone gone her punishment as his revenge against a woman from a readers view. Creon actually admits that he thought a man had buried Polyneices "but all the men who wrought this thing for hire have made it sure that, soon or late, they shall pay the price" (Sophocles, 1994-2009, p. 57) before he learned of Antigone. If the man had been caught, he would have faced death almost immediately after a torture and questioning session. However, Antigone was sent to a cave to sit in and die, which sparred her for a little while but leaving Creon quite disappointed as well as confused as she was about to be marry his son Haemon. Creon had no intention of a woman breaking his laws thus leaving him unprepared and mentally lost. This verdict of Antigone's crime eventually leads to Antigone committing her suicide. Greek my