Antigoni Douka
Encyclopedia
Antigoni Douka is a fictional character
on the ANT1
television series Erotas
, played by Adamantia Kontogiorgi.
of the series. She was the most important character to the show's development, and many of the storylines resulted from, or revolved around her character's actions in some way. She was kidnapped by Vera Douka
, and raised in the care of her mother in London
at four years old, after witnessing her parents in a physical fight. She suffered psychological damage
as a result, never being able to see her parents as her true parents when she returned home early in the first season, and always seeing Vera as her mother. After Vera's death, she became unstable, and her actions became much more erratic, and illegal, committing a series of malicious murder
s. She eventually committed suicide in the final episode of the series, after being convicted of all crimes, and destroying any remaining family relationships that she had because she couldn't bear the thought of spending her life in jail.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the ANT1
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
television series Erotas
Erotas
Erotas is a critically acclaimed and popular Greek television soap opera revolving around the private lives of wealthy Athenian families, that aired on the ANT1 network from September 8, 2005 until May 30, 2008 in Greece and Australia....
, played by Adamantia Kontogiorgi.
Characterization
She is the villainVillain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
of the series. She was the most important character to the show's development, and many of the storylines resulted from, or revolved around her character's actions in some way. She was kidnapped by Vera Douka
Vera Douka
Vera Douka is a fictional character on the ANT1 television series Erotas, played by Noni Ιoannidou. Vera Douka is one of the show's leading characters.-Season 1:...
, and raised in the care of her mother in London
London
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at four years old, after witnessing her parents in a physical fight. She suffered psychological damage
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
as a result, never being able to see her parents as her true parents when she returned home early in the first season, and always seeing Vera as her mother. After Vera's death, she became unstable, and her actions became much more erratic, and illegal, committing a series of malicious murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
s. She eventually committed suicide in the final episode of the series, after being convicted of all crimes, and destroying any remaining family relationships that she had because she couldn't bear the thought of spending her life in jail.
Trivia
- Antigoni was credited in every episode of the 2nd season, but didn't appear at all during the second half of the season.