He was known for his large stature, and is considered an anthropomorphic representation of his father's pride by some literary scholars.
He was thus the brother of Lycomedes, Haemon, Megara, Pyrrha, and Henioche, and the cousin of Antigone, Ismene, Eteocles, and Polynices.
He is mentioned in Aeschylus's play Seven Against Thebes, where he is matched against Eteoclus at the gate of Neïs.
[2] His mother, Eurydice of Thebes, kills herself after learning that her son Haemon and his betrothed, Antigone, had both committed suicide.
She thrusts a sword into her heart and curses Creon for the death of her two sons: Haemon and Megareus.