Creon (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Creon (/ˈkriːɒn/; Ancient Greek: Κρέων Kreōn means "ruler"[1]) may refer to the following personages:

Creon, king of Thebes, brother of Jocasta and father of Haimon.[2]
Creon, king of Corinth and father of Creusa/ Glauce.[3]
Creon, son of Heracles by a daughter of Thespius, king of Thespiae.[4]

Notes

Robin Hard. The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology (2004)
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.5.8
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.28
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.8.1

Reference

Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

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