# Menoeceus — Oedipus Rex character guide

> Menoeceus in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-oedipus-rex

## Who they are

Father of Creon and Jocasta, mentioned as part of Theban royal lineage.

## Relationships

### [Creon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oedipus_rex_se/characters/creon)

_family_

Creon is Menoeceus's father, and their relationship involves Creon's grief over his son's sacrificial death to save Thebes.

### [Creon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oedipus_rex_se/characters/creon)

_family_

Creon is Menoeceus's father, and their relationship involves Creon's grief over his son's sacrificial death to save Thebes.

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