Creon

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character in Greek mythology character in Greek tragedy mythological king

Creon is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for his roles in the stories of Oedipus and Antigone.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Haemon	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	character in Greek mythology ⓘ character in Greek tragedy ⓘ mythological king ⓘ
characterTrait	authoritarian ⓘ concerned with state law ⓘ stubborn ⓘ
child	Haemon NERFINISHED ⓘ Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ Menoeceus NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	Aeschylus NERFINISHED ⓘ Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek ⓘ
event	became king after the deaths of Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ condemned Antigone to death ⓘ refused burial of Polynices ⓘ
genre	tragedy character ⓘ
languageOfWork	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mythology	Greek mythology ⓘ
notableWork	Antigone NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus at Colonus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenician Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	king of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ
relative	Antigone NERFINISHED ⓘ Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurydice of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ Haemon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ismene NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Laius NERFINISHED ⓘ Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ Menoeceus NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInNarrative	antagonist of Antigone ⓘ brother-in-law of Oedipus ⓘ opponent of Polynices ⓘ regent of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus ⓘ uncle of Antigone ⓘ
sibling	Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Eurydice of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	conflict between state law and divine law ⓘ hubris ⓘ tragic downfall ⓘ
timePeriod	mythic age of Thebes ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amphitryon → purifiedBy → Creon ⓘ

Ismene → relativeOf → Creon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Haemon

Theban cycle → includesCharacter → Creon ⓘ

Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" → mainCharacter → Creon ⓘ

subject surface form: Oedipus Rex

Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" → mainCharacter → Creon ⓘ

subject surface form: Oedipus at Colonus

Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy → associatedCharacter → Creon ⓘ

Eteocles → relative → Creon ⓘ

Antigone → futureFatherInLaw → Creon ⓘ

Laius → successor → Creon ⓘ

Polynices → deniedBurialBy → Creon ⓘ

Seven Against Thebes → featuresCharacter → Creon ⓘ

Megara → father → Creon ⓘ

Medea → kills → Creon ⓘ