Creon

king of Corinth in Greek mythology
Person mythological_greek_character Q786573
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Creon

Summary

Creon is a mythological Greek character[1]. He draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #247 of 1,333).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creon's father was Lycaethus[3].
  • Among Creon's spouses was Merope[4].
  • A child of Creon was Glauce[5].
  • A child of Creon was Hippotes[6].
  • Creon held the position of king of Corinth[7].
  • Creon is recorded as male[8].
  • Creon's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[9].
  • Creon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52157340697609921141[10].
  • Creon's IdRef ID is recorded as 238338592[11].
  • Creon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h_c4b7[12].
  • Creon's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0020561[13].
  • Creon's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14].
  • Creon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Creon's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
  • Creon's different from is recorded as Creon[17].
  • Creon's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Creon+[1][18].
  • Creon's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrtkSt0tp0fER[19].
  • Creon's ToposText person ID is recorded as 10535[20].
  • Creon's Mythoskop ID is recorded as w557[21].
  • Creon's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as creont-0[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Creon's father was Lycaethus[3].

Career and Affiliations

Creon held the position of king of Corinth[7].

Personal Life

Creon was married to Merope[4]. Children include Glauce[5], a mythological Greek character[23] and Hippotes[6], a mythological Greek character[24].

Why It Matters

Creon draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #247 of 1,333).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Who were Creon's parents?

Creon's father was Lycaethus[3].

Who was Creon married to?

Creon's spouses include Merope[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mythoskop. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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