Creon

[ kree-on ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.

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Creon

/ (ˈkriːɒn) /


noun
  1. Greek myth the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes; the brother of Jocasta: See also Antigone

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