Creon

(krē′än′)

noun

Gr. Legend a king of Thebes who has his niece Antigone entombed alive because she defies him

Origin: Gr Kreōn

See Creon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Greek Mythology

The brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became the king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus.

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