The correct answer is D) These are the gods of the underworld, whom Creon has offended.
The messenger alludes to Hecate and Pluto in these lines in that These are the gods of the underworld, whom Creon has offended.
The messenger alludes to these two gods. Hecate and Pluto. Hecate is the goddess of witchcraft, and Pluto, the god of the underworld. In this allusion, it implies that the corpse of Polyneices has been buried in a respectful way.
The passage refers to "Antigone", written by Sophocles. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocas
