Who is Creon?

Answer 1

King Creon is the sovereign of Thebes. He holds the throne, as the closest eligible relative to the last throne holders. The royal powers previously were held by his nephews Eteocles and Polyneices.

Creon is the sibling of Theban Queen Jocasta and therefore the brother-in-law of Jocasta's husband, Theban King Oedipus. But unbeknownst to the royal couple, Jocasta and Oedipus are mother and son. So Creon also is Oedipus' uncle. He's uncle and great uncle to Oedipus' and Jocasta's daughters Antigone and Ismene and twin sons Eteocles and Polyneices.

He's the husband of Theban Queen Eurydice. Their son Haemon is Antigone's first cousin and fiance. So Creon is Antigone's intended father-in-law.

He's the great great great grandson of Cadmus and Harmonia. Cadmus is the founder and first king of the city of Thebes, in around 2000 B.C.E. But originally, Cadmus is from Phoenicia, where he's the son of King Agenor of Tyre and Queen Telephassa.

In fact, Creon is the great great great great great grandson of Poseidon the sea god. He's the great great great great great great grandson of the world's first children Cronus and Rhea, and Oceanus and Tethys. And he's the descendant of Gaia, the mother of the world's first children.