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Yes, Creon respects his god in "Oedipus Rex" but no, he does not respect his god in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Creon adheres to proper procedure while his brother-in-law and royal colleague, King Oedipus, rules Thebes. But he becomes a different person with the first civil war of the Theban royal succession. In its aftermath, he decides to issue an edict that he knows contradicts divine will and cherished Theban traditions.

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