Creon

[ kree-on ]

/ ˈkri ɒn /

noun Classical Mythology.

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

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Examples from the Web for creon

It is quickly challenged by the entry of Antigone with the Watchman, whose story Creon hastens out to hear.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
That wreath it was which should be more dear than a chest of gold to Creon's family and Creon's city.
Buried Cities, Part 2|Jennie Hall
With the entry of Creon and his guards both the dramatic and the picturesque demands of the situation were entirely satisfied.
The Christmas Kalends of Provence|Thomas A. Janvier
The audience was held bound in reality by the spell which had seemed to bind the chorus after Creon's exit.
The Christmas Kalends of Provence|Thomas A. Janvier

Here Creon and the other boys spent a month in training before the games.
Buried Cities, Part 2|Jennie Hall

British Dictionary definitions for creon

Creon

/ (ˈkriːɒn) /

noun

Greek myth the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes; the brother of JocastaSee also Antigone

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