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Creon (king of Thebes)
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For other uses, see Creon (Greek myth).
Creon (/ˈkriːɒn/; Ancient Greek: Κρέων, romanized: Kreōn, lit. 'ruler'[2]), is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the ruler of Thebes in the legend of Oedipus.
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