# Creon — Antigone character guide

> Creon in Antigone by Sophocles.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Teiresias Creon, Creon Elders, Creon Woman, Creon Living, Creon Strophe, Exit Creon

**First appearance:** 0001-antigone

## Who they are

Thebes's new king, who stakes his authority on one edict—leave Polyneices unburied—and cannot imagine a law above his own.

## Relationships

### [Haemon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/haemon)

_family_

Creon is Haemon's father, and their relationship is strained by Creon's harsh decree against Antigone, whom Haemon loves.

### [Messenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/messenger)

_professional_

The Messenger serves Creon, delivering news and reports, often bearing tragic tidings.

### [Antigone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/antigone)

_rivalry_

Antigone defies Creon's law to bury her brother, making them direct antagonists in a conflict of state versus family loyalty.

### [Oedipus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/oedipus)

_family_

Creon is Oedipus's brother-in-law, and their relationship is marked by political tension and past accusations of treachery.

### [Eurydice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/eurydice)

_family_

Eurydice is Creon's wife, and their relationship is strained by grief after the deaths of their son Haemon.

### [Fate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/fate)

_psychological_

Creon is tormented by the concept of fate, which he tries to defy but ultimately succumbs to, leading to his ruin.

### [Zeus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/zeus)

_psychological_

Creon appeals to Zeus as the god of order, but his hubris leads him to misinterpret divine will, creating a strained relationship.

### [Messenger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/messenger)

_professional_

The Messenger serves Creon, delivering news and reports, often bearing tragic tidings.

### [Haemon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antigone_se/characters/haemon)

_family_

Creon is Haemon's father, and their relationship is strained by Creon's harsh decree against Antigone, whom Haemon loves.

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