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Creon
[ kree-on ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
Creon
/ ˈkriːɒn /
noun
- Greek myth the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes; the brother of Jocasta See also Antigone
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Creon keeps himself within Temper, and gives no ill Language.
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When the worthy duke had slain Creon and taken the city, he remained all night in the field.
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When the two brothers, the sons of King Œdipus, had fallen each by the hand of the other, the kingdom fell to Creon their uncle.
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So the house of King Creon was left desolate unto him that day, because he despised the ordinances of the Gods.
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With the entry of Creon and his guards both the dramatic and the picturesque demands of the situation were entirely satisfied.
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