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Creon

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Noun

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(Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus

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Creon

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

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Creon

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noun
Greek Legend
a king of Thebes who has his niece Antigone entombed alive because she defies him
see also Antigone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Creon

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n.
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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