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Creon

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Some people would say that Creon was kind of hard to get along with. Most famously, this king of Thebes had a big ol' showdown with his niece Antigone, the daughter of his sister Jocasta and her husband Oedipus. When Antigone defied Creon's decree that no one could bury her rebel brother, Polyneices, Creon had the girl buried alive in a tomb. (A little harsh, yeah?) This bad decision set off a chain of events that caused the death of not only Antigone, but also Creon's son, Haemon, and wife, Eurydice. Don't go thinking that Creon was some kind of ruthless, power-hungry tyrant, though. He only took the throne as a last resort. In fact, earlier in his career, he abdicated the throne twice—to Oedipus and to Oedipus' sons. Hmmm, maybe he had the right idea early on. It could be that Creon just wasn't cut out for politics.

Basic Information

Name	Creon
Nickname	Old sour puss
Sex	Male
Current city	Elysium

Work & Education

Occupation	King of Thebes
Education	The Zeus School of Kingliness

Beliefs

Political views

The law above all

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Lycaethus or Menoeceus (Dad) My dad's wife (Mom)
Siblings	Jocasta
Children	Haemon Menoeceus (Named after his granddad)
Friends	Oedipus (well, until that whole controversy)
Enemies	Antigone (I told her not to touch that body, didn't I?) Theseus (He was very rude to me at Colonus and, according to some people, he even killed me in a war.)

Relationships

Relationship status	Married to Eurydice (not Orpheus' Eurydice, a different one.)
Interested in	I'm just too exhausted to be interested in anybody or anything.

Favorites

TV Shows	The West Wing Anderson Cooper 360 Law and Order Judge Joe Brown
Quotations	"'There must be some way out of here,' said the joker to the thief. 'There's too much confusion. I can't get no relief.'" – from "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan "There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." – Oscar Wilde "I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow." – Voltaire "There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion." – Winston Churchill "When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear." – Mark Twain
Books	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe The Fall by Albert Camus Henry V by William Shakespeare The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy Oedipus the King by Sophocles On the Road by Jack Kerouac (Sometimes I wish my life were more like this.) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Music	All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan Bad as Me by Tom Waits Lonesome by Dr. Dog Philander by Glen Hansard Poison and Wine by The Civil Wars The Wind by Zac Brown Band All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan Everything by Chopin (It's my thinking/being sad music.)
Movies	The Dictator There Will Be Blood (So true... so, so true.) The American President Ted (It's just a dude thing.) Henry V Oz: The Great and Powerful Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (I was idealistic once, too.) The King's Speech Pet Sematary (See Antigone, sometimes it's a terrible idea to bury the dead.)

Activities & Interests

Likes	C-SPAN Bran Muffins Cuff links Rubber duckies (Just because.)
Interests	Government Law
Groups	Kings of Thebes Anderson Cooper Fan Club The International Society for Bran Muffins Theban Party Fans of Creon (only member)

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