In
Greek mythology
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, Haemon or Haimon (
Ancient Greek
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: Αἵμων, ''Haimon'' "bloody"; ''gen''.: Αἵμωνος) was the son of
Creon and
Eurydice
Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη 'wide justice', classical pronunciation: ) was a character in Greek mythology and the wife of Orpheus, whom Orpheus tried to bring back from the dead with his enchanting music.
Etymology
Several ...
, and thus brother of
Menoeceus
In Greek mythology, Menoeceus (; Ancient Greek: Μενοικεύς ''Menoikeús'' "strength of the house" derived from ''menos'' "strength" and ''oikos'' "house") was the name of two Theban characters. They are related by genealogy, the first bein ...
(
Megareus),
Lycomedes
In Greek mythology, Lycomedes (), also known as Lycurgus (mythology), Lycurgus, was the most prominent king of the Dolopians in the island of Skyros, Scyros near Euboea during the Trojan War.
Family
Lycomedes was the father of seven daughters ...
,
Megara
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,
Pyrrha
In Greek mythology, Pyrrha (; ) was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora and wife of Deucalion of whom she had three sons, Hellen, Amphictyon, Orestheus; and three daughters Protogeneia, Pandora and Thyia. According to some accounts, Hell ...
and
Henioche In Greek mythology, the name Henioche (; Ancient Greek: ''Ἡνιόχη,'' fem. of ''ἠνίοχος'' "charioteer") may refer to:
*Henioche, surname of Hera in Lebadea.
*Henioche or Eniocha, wife of King Creon of Thebes according to some autho ...
. The various sources of his myth present differing and contradictory versions of his story.
In the version of the myth recorded by
Apollodorus
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:''Note: A ...
and in the
Oedipodea
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, Haemon was killed by the
Sphinx
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In Culture of Greece, Greek tradition, the sphinx is a treacherous and merciless being with the head of a woman, th ...
. In
Sophocles
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' ''
Antigone
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History
ANTIGONE is an evolution of GloMIQO, a global ...
'', Haemon was the fiancé of Antigone and killed himself after her death. In
Euripides
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' ''
Antigone
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History
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'', Haemon marries Antigone and they have a son, Maeon; in his ''
Phoenician Women
''The Phoenician Women'' (, ''Phoinissai'') is a tragedy by Euripides, based on the same story as Aeschylus' play ''Seven Against Thebes''. It was presented along with the tragedies '' Hypsipyle'' and '' Antiope.'' With this trilogy, Euripides wo ...
'' Antigone declares that she will kill Haemon and the engagement is broken. In a version of the myth recorded by
Hyginus
Hyginus may refer to:
People
*Hyginus, the author of the '' Fabulae'', an important ancient Latin source for Greek mythology.
*Hyginus, the author of the ''Astronomia'', a popular ancient Latin guide on astronomy, probably the same as the author ...
, Haemon and Antigone have a son but he is murdered by Creon, following which Haemon kills both Antigone and himself.
See also
*
Epigoni
In Greek mythology, the Epigoni or Epigonoi (; from , meaning "offspring") are the sons of the Argive heroes, the Seven against Thebes, who had fought and been killed in the first Theban war, the subject of the ''Thebaid'', in which Polynices an ...
References
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