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Creon/Kreon (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Creon has received more than 514,684 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Creon is the 979th most popular politician (up from 1,054th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Greece (up from 98th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Greek Politician.

Creon is most famous for his role in the tragedy Antigone. Creon is the ruler of Thebes and the uncle of Antigone. Antigone's brother, Polyneices, has died in battle against his own city. Creon decrees that Polyneices' body should be left unburied, as a punishment for treason. Antigone, however, insists on giving her brother a proper burial. Creon sentences her to death, but she hangs herself first.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Creon ranks 979 out of 19,576. Before him are Artaxerxes II of Persia, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, George Marshall, Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Thutmose II, and William Howard Taft. After him are Wilhelm Pieck, William Jennings Bryan, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Geta, Artemisia I of Caria, and William II of the Netherlands.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Creon ranks 88 out of 1,024. Before him are Hephaestion (-356), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Hippias (-443), Irene Papas (1929), Galla Placidia (388), and Giorgio de Chirico (1888). After him are Archilochus (-680), Cimon (-510), Lysimachus (-361), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Dionysius the Areopagite (100), and Alexander of Greece (1893).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Creon ranks 30. Before him are George II of Greece (1890), Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Philip III of Macedon (-359), Paul of Greece (1901), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), and Galla Placidia (388). After him are Lysimachus (-361), Alexander of Greece (1893), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), Aristides (-550), Agrippina the Elder (-14), and Nestor (null).

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