According to Antigone, who should be honored in death?

In "Antigone," the protagonist believes that the proper respect in death goes to the gods and the deceased. She emphasizes the importance of honoring the dead according to divine law rather than human law. Antigone's determination to bury her brother Polynices, despite the edict from Creon prohibiting it, reflects her commitment to fulfilling religious duties and honoring the gods' expectations regarding the treatment of the dead. She argues that the gods' laws regarding burials are foundational and transcend any temporal authority, illustrating her belief that spiritual obligations outweigh civil mandates. This conviction drives the central conflict of the play between individual morality and state law. Antigone’s actions demonstrate that she sees honoring the gods and her brother as sacred duties, illustrating the play's themes of justice, duty, and the clash between human and divine laws.