Creon
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κρέων (Kréōn).
Proper noun edit
Creon
- (Greek mythology) King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.
- 1980, R. P. Winnington-Ingram, Sophocles: An Interpretation, →ISBN, page 126:
- It has often been observed that Creon imputes corrupt motives (here and to Teiresias), because this was a level of motivation within his comprehension.
- 2003, Theodore Ziolkowski, The Mirror of Justice: Literary Reflections of Legal Crises, →ISBN, page 152:
- 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.
- 2011, Regina Higgins, Charles Higgins, Cliffs Notes on Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy, →ISBN, page 81:
- 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.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkre.oːn/, [ˈkreoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkre.on/, [ˈkrɛːon]
Proper noun edit
Creōn m sg (genitive Creōnis); third declension
- A mountain of Lesbos
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Creōn |
| Genitive | Creōnis |
| Dative | Creōnī |
| Accusative | Creōnem |
| Ablative | Creōne |
| Vocative | Creōn |
References edit
- Creon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.