Creone

Creone is the alternative form of Creon.

Meaning of Creon

Creon

(Greek) 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

Creone (plural Creones)

A member of a tribe that lived in what is now part of Scotland.
- At the commencement of these wars, a younger son of the royal family of the Creones in Caledonia, having been sent over with succours to the Britons, was chosen their Pendragon by the kings ; and the crown was fixed hereditary in his family. And, soon after the conclusion of them, the royal line of...1772, John Whitaker, The Genuine History of the Britons Asserted
- The west coast of Ross, from Volias-sinus, on the north, to the Ityo, on the south, was inhabited by the Creones, who derived their British name from their fiercencis ; Crewon, or Creuonwys, signifying the men of blood.1807, George Chalmers, Caledonia, page 68

plural	Creones

What does Creone mean?: Creone means a member of a tribe that lived in what is now part of Scotland.
What is Creone the alternative form of?: Creone is the alternative form of Creon.
What part of speech is Creone?: Creone is a noun.
What is the plural of Creone?: The plural of Creone is Creones.

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