Returning to Thebes after a civil war, King Creon refuses her request for an honorable burial for her brother.

Henioche, wife of King Creon of Thebes according to some authors; more commonly known as Eurydice.

Jason claims he needs to win the good graces of the princess Créuse so her doting father, King Créon, will protect them.

However, King Créon tells Jason that he would prefer him as a son-in-law.

King Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and the sons' uncle, decreed that Polynices was not to be buried.

The couple have settled in Corinth, with the blessing of King Creon, and have two sons.

King Creon of Corinth wants to secure his throne.

King Creon, who ascended to the throne of Thebes, decreed that Polynices was not to be buried.

He has now left her in order to marry Glauce, the daughter of King Creon.

Queen Eurydice, wife of King Creon, also kills herself at the end of the story due to seeing such actions allowed by her husband.