Creon

English Alternative forms en Creone en Kreon Etymology From en grc Κρέων. Pronunciation en /ˈkɹiː.ɒn/ RP en /ˈkɹiˌɑn/ GA en iːɒn 2 Proper noun en Greek mythology King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus. en 1980 Sophocles: An Interpretation R. P. Winnington-Ingram 126 0521296846 It has often been observed that Creon imputes corrupt motives (here and to Teiresias), because this was a level of motivation within his comprehension. en 2003 The Mirror of Justice: Literary Reflections of Legal Crises Theodore Ziolkowski 152 0691114706 Above all -- and this is of central importance in connection with the legal implications -- it is essential to understand that Creon must emerge as an appropriate counterweight to the obsessive energy of Antigone: that "Antigone's fate provides the foil for Creon and, in turn, Creon's fate becomes evident only against the background of Antigone's desitiny. en 2011 Cliffs Notes on Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy Regina Higgins; Charles Higgins 81 0544183029 Perhaps more than any other figure in the Oedipus Trilogy, Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law, seems to be a very different character in each of the plays. Derived terms en Creonian Creonic Anagrams en cenor oncer Oncer Coren Crone coner necro- necro Ceron crone recon Latin Etymology la Pronunciation Creōn Proper noun Creōn<3> m A mountain of Lesbos Declension Creōn<3> References la Mountains