Kreon

In the tragedy Medea by Euripides, Kreon is the king of Corinth. King Kreon’s daughter marries Jason, the hero of the Quest for the Golden Fleece. King Kreon exiles Medea and her children fearful for his daughter’s life because Medea is vengeful of Jason new marriage. Medea orchestrates the murder of her three enemies: Jason, the royal princess, and king Kreon. Medea sends poisonous gifts of a woven dress and golden diadem to king Kreon’s daughter. The poisonous gifts are intended to kill Medea three enemies. When king Kreon embraces his dead daughter’s body that has been consumed by wearing the poisonous gifts, the poison dress adheres to his skin and sloughs off his flesh. King Kreon dies a torturous death.

Work Cited

• Graves, Robert. Greek Myths. NY: Penguin Books. 1981.