Meaning Of The Word Creon

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Creon in American English
a king of Thebes who has his niece Antigone entombed alive because she defies him
noun: a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone

Creon in British English
noun: the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes; the brother of Jocasta

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