... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (I) > the Theban wars: the Seven against Thebes and the Epigoni > the Seven against Thebes: the first Theban war > sequel to the first Theban war > Creon, king of Thebes, forbids the burial of the enemies' corpses > punishment of Antigone > Antigone is buried alive > Haemon, Creon's son and betrothed to Antigone, forces his way into the tomb and finds her dead