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king of Thebes in Greek mythology

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A scene from the war of the Seven against Thebes: Capaneus scales the city wall of Thebes, Campanian red-figure neck-amphora attributed to the Caivano Painter, c. 340 BC, J. Paul Getty Museum (92.AE.86). Kreon, also spelled Creon (/ˈkrɛɒn/; Ancient Greek: Κρέων, romanized: Kreōn, lit. 'ruler') is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the ruler of Thebes in the legend of Oedipus.

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