This father of Lycomedes and Megara once claimed that "the whole breed of prophets certainly loves money," denying (*)
One of this figure's sons is depicted with a wounded wrist in a painting by Polygnotus in the Lesche at Delphi. This figure purified Amphitryon of his blood guilt after the murder of Electryon. This figure's son Megareus battled against Eteoclus at the gate of Neïs, where Megareus was killed. This father of Lycomedes and Megara once claimed that "the whole breed of prophets certainly loves money," denying (*) Tiresias's suggestion that he was opposing the will of the gods. The suicide of his son Haemon led his wife Eurydice to kill herself. This figure clashed with Antigone when he ordered that the corpse of Polyneices be left to rot on the battlefield as punishment for treason. For 10 points, name this king of Thebes who offered the hand of his sister Jocasta in marriage to anyone who could free the city from the Sphinx, leading Oedipus to fulfill a prophecy.
One of this figure's sons is depicted with a wounded wrist in a painting by Polygnotus in the Lesche at Delphi.
Creon