House of Creon of Thebes
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The House of Creon of Thebes is the royal Theban lineage associated with King Creon, central to several Greek tragedies involving figures like Antigone, Haemon, and Megara.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| house of Creon of Corinth | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Theban dynasty
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mythological royal house ⓘ |
| associatedMythCycle | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Antigone (Sophocles)
NERFINISHED
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Heracles (Euripides) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus Rex (Sophocles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Against Thebes (Aeschylus) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phoenician Women (Euripides) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Creon of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| founder | Creon of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| governedCity | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Creon of Thebes
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Eurydice of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ Haemon NERFINISHED ⓘ Henioche (daughter of Creon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lycomedes (son of Creon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ Megara’s unnamed children by Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Megareus (Menoeceus) of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ Menoeceus (son of Creon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyrrha (daughter of Creon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancient Greece
NERFINISHED
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Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | age of heroes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Creon of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
condemnation of Antigone for burying Polynices
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murder of Megara’s children by Heracles in madness ⓘ suicide of Eurydice of Thebes ⓘ suicide of Haemon ⓘ |
| predecessorHouse | House of Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFigure |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ismene NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Creon of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorHouse | House of Labdacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of political power
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conflict between state and family loyalty ⓘ tragic consequences of rigid law ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.