Creon
[kree-on] /ˈkri ɒn/
noun, Classical Mythology.
1.
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
/ˈkriːɒn/
noun
1.
(Greek myth) the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes; the brother of Jocasta See also Antigone
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