#haemon

[aliciavance4228]

This little sequence from Hyginus' Fabulae where Creon recognizes Antigone and Haemon's son remained stuck inside my head:

"When she bore a son, and he grew to manhood, he came to Thebes to the games; Creon recognized him because all those of the dragon's progeny have a mark on their bodies."

What the hell do you mean by "mark on their bodies"? Do they have scales or serpent-like skin? Do they have a birth mark resembling a dragon or a snake? Do all those from the Theban Royal family have them or only those who are direct descendants of the Spartoi? Did Pentheus have one too? I need answers! Je ne comprends pas, mon frère! Parlez vous s'il te plaît!

[antigonesgrave]

Soo fascinated by the fact that Antigone (and friends) never outright say whether or not they think Polynices is a traitor.

Creon says it happily. And Antigone mentions it in the beginning(“with the contempt we reserve for traitors”) but every other time, she skirts around the question. She won’t say outright whether he is or not. And she won’t say if it matters. Because it doesn’t! Traitor or not, he is her brother. Haemon does the same. Even Ismene doesn’t outright say that she thinks Polynices is a traitor

[greekchoruslikealawyer]

i found a dialogue i had written for my queer antigone retelling idea and why are ismene & haemon kind of hilarious??

[twotales]

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[guardsbian]

omg..obligatory for me to ask to see Haemon's sim <:)

Haemon — Artists' District

[destinywillowleaf]

i'm committing to the bit y'all

no time frame on when exactly this is gonna be done but there are Plans which is better than some projects i've worked on

@most-tragic-character-tournament winning the ship has kept me going forward with this absolute nonsense and i wouldn't have it any other way (and to those brave anons who suggested the idea to begin with)

[postmanlinksbootyshorts]

tired of her bullshit

[majestativa]

His body lies enfolded with her body, so the poor man has fulfilled his wedding rites below in Hades’ house.

— Sophocles, Antigone and Other Tragedies, transl by Oliver Taplin, (2020)

[aestheticmoody]

Theban Cycle : Haemon

[storyofmorewhoa]

Rosemarie Beck (1923-2003) The Death of Haemon From Antigone: Burial of Haemon Burial of Haemon

[aliciavance4228]

I usually have conflicting opinions when it comes to Antigone and Haemon. In Sophocles' Antigone, while Haemon definitely loved her, Antigone doesn’t mention him even once throughout the entire play, and even says that she would rather lose a husband or a son rather than a brother. In Euripides' Antigone (which unfortunately got lost and survives only in fragments) presents them two as being already married, having a son named Maeon, and Haemon being discovered helping her bury Polynices. At least according to Aristophanes of Byzantium, who wrote about the differences between Sophocles' and Euripides' plays. In Euripides' Phoenician Women though, Antigone says that she'll kill her fiancé, and that their engagement is broken. Finally, this is Hyginus' account:

"ANTIGONA ANTIGONE: Creon, son of Menoeceus, made an edict that no one should bury Polynices or any of those who had come with him, because they came to attack their native city. Antigona, Polynices' sister, and Argia, his wife, with secrecy at night took his body and put it on the same pyre where the body of Eteocles was placed. When they were caught by the guards, Argia escaped, but Antigona was brought before the king. He gave her to his son Haemon, to whom she was betrothed to be put to death. Haemon out of love disobeyed his father's command, entrusted Antigona to shepherds, and falsely claimed he had killed her. When she bore a son, and he grew to manhood, he came to Thebes to the games; Creon recognized him because all those of the dragon's progeny have a mark on their bodies. When Hercules begged him to pardon Haemon, he did not win his request. Haemon killed himself and his wife Antigona. But Creon gave his own daughter Megara to Hercules in marriage. Their sons were Therimachus and Ophites."

So while I do preffer Euripides' Antigone the most and I do believe that they two have "Star-Crossed Lovers" potential (as long as there's a well written fanfiction, of course - I barely have any trust in retellings), I cannot overlook the rest of these contradictory versions. It's a similar case with the relationship between Dionysus and Ariadne, where they two are nowdays portrayed as this lovey-dovey couple despite the fact that one of the oldest mentions of Ariadne is in the Odyssey, where she's killed by Artemis at Dionysus' request. The difference is that Antigone and Haemon are still overlooked and underrated compared to them.

[antigonesgrave]

I’m kind of obsessed with Haemon.

He’s young, about 16. He lost just as much as one in the war did. He lost his brother, too. Unlike Creon, though, he doesn’t seem to blame Polynices. Or, at least never says it outright.

He’s so devoted to Antigone. He’s in love. The all consuming first love. He would do anything she asks. He does! Even without her asking, Haemon kills himself just to be with his bride.

In a way, he’s just like his father. He’s stubborn. He lets one thing, one idea become all consuming. In this time, it’s love. And, like the woman he loves so dearly, he dies for it.

Haemon is so underrated, but he’s such a complex character just like everyone else in the play. That’s why I love him.

[kcuf-ad]

Creon to Haemon: You are pussywhipped.

[bghookeart]

Lumen, 2023 || B. G. Hooke

[postmanlinksbootyshorts]

oc profiles to teach myself how to draw again

[asteriusorion]

I wonder if I should start making posts about Haemon on here? My friend got really into it, but I became discouraged after asking for feedback. I really wish I didn't get discouraged.

I hope every writer who sees this writes LOADS the next few months. Like freetime opens up, no writers block, the ability to focus, etc etc you're able to write loads & make lots of progress <3