Creon
UK/ˈkɹiː.ɒn/US/ˈkɹiˌɑn/
Creon proper noun: king of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.
Proper noun
Creon
- King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.
- It has often been observed that Creon imputes corrupt motives (here and to Teiresias), because this was a level of motivation within his comprehension.1980, R. P. Winnington-Ingram, Sophocles: An Interpretation, →ISBN, page 126
- 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...2003, Theodore Ziolkowski, The Mirror of Justice: Literary Reflections of Legal Crises, →ISBN, page 152
Forms of Creon
| alternative form | Creone |
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| alternative form | Kreon |
Origin of Creon
From Ancient Greek Κρέων (Kréōn).
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Questions about Creon
- What does Creon mean?
- Creon means king of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.
- What part of speech is Creon?
- Creon is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Creon?
- Creon is pronounced /ˈkɹiː.ɒn/ (UK).
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