Crowell's Handbook of Classical MythologyCrowell, 1970 - 631 pages Reference work with alphabetically-arranged entries illuminates the characters, places, and literary sources of Greek and Roman myths. |
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Page 54
... Creon kidnaped her in the hope of capturing Oedipus , but she was rescued by Theseus . Antigone's brothers , Eteocles and Polyneices , killed each other in the war of the SEVEN AGAINST THEBES , in which the banished Polyneices tried to ...
... Creon kidnaped her in the hope of capturing Oedipus , but she was rescued by Theseus . Antigone's brothers , Eteocles and Polyneices , killed each other in the war of the SEVEN AGAINST THEBES , in which the banished Polyneices tried to ...
Page 173
... Creon ( 1 ) . A ruler of Thebes . Creon and his sister , Jocasta or Epicasta , were children of Menoeceus and descendants through Pentheus of both Cad- mus and the ... CREON and attacked Thebes ( see SEVEN against ThebES ) 173 CREON.
... Creon ( 1 ) . A ruler of Thebes . Creon and his sister , Jocasta or Epicasta , were children of Menoeceus and descendants through Pentheus of both Cad- mus and the ... CREON and attacked Thebes ( see SEVEN against ThebES ) 173 CREON.
Page 174
... Creon's third son , also named Haemon , defied the edict and was entombed alive . Relenting too late , Creon found that Haemon had killed himself together with Antigone . Creon's wife , Eurydice ( or Eniocha ) , hanged herself from ...
... Creon's third son , also named Haemon , defied the edict and was entombed alive . Relenting too late , Creon found that Haemon had killed himself together with Antigone . Creon's wife , Eurydice ( or Eniocha ) , hanged herself from ...
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