Get to know Creon better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Creon in a sentence
Creon meaning
King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.
Synonyms of Creon
Using Creon
- The main meaning on this page is: King of Thebes, noted primarily in the stories of Antigone and Oedipus.
- Useful related words include: mythical being.
- In the example corpus, creon often appears in combinations such as: creon has, creon to.
Context around Creon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Creon
- In this selection, "creon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, although, antigone, knew, brother, influvac and become stand out and add context to how "creon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include although creon has a and brought before creon and states. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "creon" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with creon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Creon sentences her to death. (5 words)
Surrey and Hampshire Sport: Creon Raftopoulos' side beat Cheshire Phoenix on Sunday night. (13 words)
Ultimately, Creon dismissed the power of the gods long enough to cause further bloodshed. (14 words)
Other products such as Mavyret and Creon appear to have many more years of blockbuster sales ahead of them, although it is interesting to note that AbbVie no longer reports revenues from its Women's Health division, and scarcely mentions it. (41 words)
Although Creon has a change of heart and heads to the tomb to release Antigone, Creon's son Hæmon (who was engaged to Antigone) stabs himself after seeing that Antigone has hanged herself in the tomb. (36 words)
Antigone is brought before Creon, and states that she knew Creon's law regarding no mourning for Polynices but chose to break it, expounding upon the superiority of 'divine law' to that made by man. (35 words)
Example sentences (15)
Although Creon has a change of heart and heads to the tomb to release Antigone, Creon's son Hæmon (who was engaged to Antigone) stabs himself after seeing that Antigone has hanged herself in the tomb.
Antigone is brought before Creon, and states that she knew Creon's law regarding no mourning for Polynices but chose to break it, expounding upon the superiority of 'divine law' to that made by man.
This restoration is seen when Creon, brother of Jocasta, becomes king, and also when Oedipus, before going off to exile, asks Creon to take care of his children.
Its products include Lyrica, Lipitor, Creon, Influvac, Wixela Inhub, EpiPen Auto Injector, Fraxiparine and Yupelri.
Only at the very end of the story and at the end of our own stories does Creon become humbled enough to understand that his mistakes led to catastrophe for many.
Other products such as Mavyret and Creon appear to have many more years of blockbuster sales ahead of them, although it is interesting to note that AbbVie no longer reports revenues from its Women's Health division, and scarcely mentions it.
Ultimately, Creon dismissed the power of the gods long enough to cause further bloodshed.
Creon declares that Eteocles will be buried with full honors and religious rites, and Polyneices left rotting in the sun for the dogs and birds to feast upon.
Sophocles reveals his artistry by refusing to stack the deck against Creon in these arguments.
Surrey and Hampshire Sport: Creon Raftopoulos' side beat Cheshire Phoenix on Sunday night.
The Creon has a rapid charging time of 60 minutes for 80% of charge.
Creon sentences her to death.
Her suicide triggers the suicide of two others close to King Creon: his son, Haemon, who was to wed Antigone, and his wife, Eurydice, who commits suicide after losing her only surviving son.
The demi-god Heracles then intercedes and pleads with Creon to forgive Hæmon, but in vain.
The king of the land, Creon, has forbidden the burial of Polyneices for he was a traitor to the city.
Common combinations with creon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- creon has 3×
- creon to 2×