He is son to Creon and Eurydice and brother to Haemon. He does not appear in Antigone because he died during the struggle between Polynices and Eteocles.
He was a son of King Creon and Queen Eurydice of Thebes. In the Seven Against Thebes, Creon was told by Tiresias that Thebes would be victorious only if Megareus was sacrificed. Megareus willingly sacrificed himself, and Thebes won against the Seven.
The names of her two dead sons and a curse on their father are what Eurydice says before she dies in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Eurydice calls out for Megareus and Haemon, her two sons who precede her in death. She blames their deaths on her husband, King Creon. So she accuses Creon of being the murderer of both her sons and curses him.
As a result of his stubborn attitude and refusing to listen to Antigone, Haemon, and the citizens of Thebes, Creon blinds himself to the true situation. In the end, what results from this is that his son Haemon commits suicide to die along with his lover, Antigone, and his wife, Eurydice, also commits suicide. Another of his sons, Megareus, had died earlier after Creon sacrificed him to save Thebes (Tiresias the seer had told him that Thebes would guaranteed a victory against the Seven Against Thebes if Megareus was sacrificed). Cursing Creon for his stubbornness and blaming him for the death of their two sons, Eurydice stabs herself with a sword. Thus, because of Creon's own selfishness and short-sightedness, he met his fate: his entire family was killed, and a descendant of an earlier Theban king, named Lycus, kills Creon and takes the crown. In the end, Creon lost everything.
If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.
Antigone
He was a son of King Creon and Queen Eurydice of Thebes. In the Seven Against Thebes, Creon was told by Tiresias that Thebes would be victorious only if Megareus was sacrificed. Megareus willingly sacrificed himself, and Thebes won against the Seven.
Creon's sons include, Megareus, Menoeceus, and Haemon.
The names of her two dead sons and a curse on their father are what Eurydice says before she dies in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Eurydice calls out for Megareus and Haemon, her two sons who precede her in death. She blames their deaths on her husband, King Creon. So she accuses Creon of being the murderer of both her sons and curses him.
As a result of his stubborn attitude and refusing to listen to Antigone, Haemon, and the citizens of Thebes, Creon blinds himself to the true situation. In the end, what results from this is that his son Haemon commits suicide to die along with his lover, Antigone, and his wife, Eurydice, also commits suicide. Another of his sons, Megareus, had died earlier after Creon sacrificed him to save Thebes (Tiresias the seer had told him that Thebes would guaranteed a victory against the Seven Against Thebes if Megareus was sacrificed). Cursing Creon for his stubbornness and blaming him for the death of their two sons, Eurydice stabs herself with a sword. Thus, because of Creon's own selfishness and short-sightedness, he met his fate: his entire family was killed, and a descendant of an earlier Theban king, named Lycus, kills Creon and takes the crown. In the end, Creon lost everything.
If Antigone disobeys Creon's Law in "Antigone," Antigone is to be sentenced to death.
Antigone
Megareus, who also is called Menoeceus, dies during the royal struggle over the Theban throne by his first cousins, the twin brothers Eteocles and Polyneices. He's the son of King Creon and Queen Eurydice of Thebes. So he's the brother of Haemon, who's the fiance of Antigone.In the struggle between the twins, Creon supports Eteocles. Megareus wants to fight on Eteocles' side. But Creon doesn't want him to. He even less wants him to, once he hears what Teiresias the blind prophet has to say. Teiresias says that Eteocles will win if Creon sacrifices Megareus.But Creon doesn't want to sacrifice his own son, Neither does he want Teiresias to share this vital piece of information with the rest of Thebes. So he has Megareus leave, to be sheltered outside the city and away from the conflict. But Megareus sneaks back, and dies during the struggle, to make sure that his city wins against the army of invading Argives and discontented Thebans.
Antigone is the anarchist.
Antigone is the Protagonist.
Ismene is Antigone's sister
The sister of Antigone is Ismene.
Ismene is Antigone's sister