Questions tagged [theseus]
Questions related to or pertaining to the Greek hero Theseus.
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What source says the Pythia warned Aegeus he would die of grief?
Robert Graves phrases her oracle to Aegeus as follows:
The Oracle warned him not to untie the of mouth his bulging wine-skin
until he reached the highest point of Athens, lest he one day die of
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How long did it take Daedalus to build the Labyrinth
There may be no answer to this, as Greek mythology is full of inconsistent timelines, but is there any known indication of how long it took Daedalus to build the labyrinth?
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Aegeus, king of Naxos?
... does anyone out there have any idea or original source for this 'Aegeus' myth quoted in the link below?
https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/heroes/aegeus/
The Origins of Aegeus
Titan of the sea, ...
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Which of these heroes lived first: Achilles, Hercules or Theseus?
I know Achilles was born around 1200-1100 BC because he participated in the Trojan War, but I do not know when Hercules was born, nor Theseus for that matter.
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Dionysos saving Ariadne by marrying her - source?
I am wondering whether there is a classical source for this version of what happens when Theseus abandons Ariadne at Naxos:
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Theseus and Ariadne fall asleep on the island, but Dionysos shows himself ...
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Why did Pittheus trick Aegeus?
The story of Theseus' birth has already been covered in this forum. My question is about Pittheus' motivation behind getting Aegeus drunk and offering him his daughter Aethra. In Euripedes' Medea, ...
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Are Greek Myths and Heroes Rooted in actual History and People?
I completed reading a book titled "Old Greek Stories" by James Baldwin.
It features some well known Ancient Heroes such as Theseus & Perseus.
But the way it was told seemed like several nations ...
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Which version of the Ariadne Myth was written/told first?
Ariadne was a daughter of Minos. She helped Theseus traverse the labyrinth in exchange to be taken with him away.
In one version, Dionysus tells Theseus that he wants Ariadne and to leave her on an ...
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How long was Theseus in the Underworld?
This is the way I see it. Heracles rescued Theseus from the Underworld. But now I'm left with the question, "If Heracles and Theseus were alive at the same time, how did Theseus ever get any glory?" ...
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What is the source of the story of Hades trapping Pirithous and Theseus in the Chairs of Forgetfulness?
Apparently, there is a version of the Pirithous and Theseus story that has Hades trapping the pair in the Underworld by having them sit on the Chairs of Forgetfulness:
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Why did Hades let Heracles rescue Theseus?
Why would Hades allow Heracles to rescue Theseus after he and Pirithous came down to kidnap Persephone?
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What happened to Theseus after Herakles found him?
So Herakles found Theseus in the Underworld after he went and finished his last labor of bringing Cerberus back.
What resulted of Theseus?
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Quote on Romulus and Theseus from André Gide in Les Nouvelles Nourritures
In his book Les nouvelles nourritures, André Gide wrote:
N'ai je pas lu ce matin dans Plutarque, au seuil des Vies de Romulus et de Thésée, que ces deux grands fondateurs de cités, pour être nés "...
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Why did Theseus betray Ariadne?
Quoting Theoi,
In one, Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos of Krete, assisted Theseus in his quest to slay the Minotaur, and then fled with him aboard his ship. However, when they landed on the ...
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Did Theseus use the string or Princess Ariadne to get out?
In a AHEM certain series AHEM, it states that Theseus did not rely on the string of Princess Ariadne; rather, he used the vision of a mortal who could see through the Mist, a certain force that made ...
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Who was the father of Theseus?
Theseus's paternity seems to be in question. He seems to be a demi-god, as the son of Poseidon. But he was also the son of Aegeus.
Who was his father?
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