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Stability of royal rule and disdain for gods and mortals are Creon's principles in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).

Specifically, Theban King Creon's principles are given the most prominent attention in his address to the chorus of Theban elders at the beginning of the play and in his interaction with his son, Prince Haemon, about midway through the play. Creon praises the respectful loyalty of Thebans who stand by the city's legitimate monarchs. But it is a one-way street, because he makes it clear that a law-and-order king such as he decides on his own, without the influence, input or interference of the city's guardian gods, royal household members, or Theban citizens.

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