Creon

American

[kree-on] / ˈkri ɒn /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

Creon British

/ ˈkriːɒn /

noun

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

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Antigone loses her life and Creon, for all intents and purposes, destroys his own, suffering the deaths of his most cherished loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Creon, representing the claims of the polis over the clan, cannot be dismissed outright.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Trying to dismiss them, Creon asks in a mousy voice, “Do I need to . . . tip you?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

The web-based calculator was developed by PhD student Antoine Creon and is intended to support clinical decision-making in routine care.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026

Some hours later, Creon in the palace was startled by a shout, “Against your orders Polyneices has been buried.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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