InGreek mythology,Haemon/ˈhiːmɒn/ orHaimon (Ancient Greek: Αἵμων,Haimon "bloody";gen.: Αἵμωνος) was the son ofCreon andEurydice, and thus brother ofMenoeceus (Megareus),Lycomedes,Megara,Pyrrha andHenioche. The various sources of his myth present differing and contradictory versions of his story.
In the version of the myth recorded byApollodorus and in theOedipodea, Haemon was killed by theSphinx. InSophocles'Antigone, Haemon was the fiancé of Antigone and killed himself after her death. InEuripides'Antigone, Haemon marries Antigone and they have a son, Maeon; in hisPhoenician Women Antigone declares that she will kill Haemon and the engagement is broken. In a version of the myth recorded byHyginus, Haemon and Antigone have a son but he is murdered by Creon, following which Haemon kills both Antigone and himself.[1]