The Only Use of
scapegoat
in
Antigone
- And he convinced us all; so lots were cast, And I, unlucky scapegoat, drew the prize.†
Definition:
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(scapegoat) someone blamed or punished for the errors of otherseditor's notes: (editor's note: This expression comes from an ancient Jewish ritual in which the sins of the people were ritually transferred to a goat which was then driven into the desert away from the community.)