THESEUSTHE GREATEST HERO OF THE ATHENS

BY GUIDO CASTELLANI III

HIS CHILDHOOD

Was born to an Athenian King, Aegeus

Lived with his mother in the south

Moves boulder to retrieve sword and shoes

THE ROAD TO ATHENS

When he reached maturity, he was sent to Athens

On the road, he encountered bandits!

PROCRUSTES

One of the bandits Theseus encountered

Used iron bed to torture victims

Theseus enacted same punishment on him

He arrives in Athens

MEDEA

Medea, of the story of Jason, became the king’s advisor.

She realizes Theseus threatens her possession

She convinced Aegeus, who does not recognize Theseus as his son, to kill him

By poison Her evil, cold-hearted

scheme failed

THE MINOTAUR AND THE LABYRINTH The Minotaur was a monster who lived

in a Labyrinth Theseus was sent to kill him With Ariadne’s help, he found the

Minotaur asleep He slew him

ARIADNE

Although she set sail for Athens, she never arrived.

There were two stories of her fate.

AEGEUS’S DEATH

If Theseus was to return alive, he would set a white sail

He, unfortunately, forgot to do so, so his father jumped off a cliff

THE FAIR THESEUS

Theseus ran his government as a democracy

HIS ONLY WEAKNESS

His love of adventure!

For the sake of excitement, he helped kidnapped Hades’s wife.

THE JUST THESEUS

He arranged the proper burials for the seven chieftains who had died during war on Thebes

He did not allow his army to loot Thebes

THE CHAIR OF FORGETFULNESS!

In order to stop Theseus, Hades had him sit the Chair of Forgetfulness!

But Hercules saved him!

BUT…

Theseus marries Ariadne’s sister, Phaedra, who falls in love with Hippolytus.

He rejects Phaedra, so she kills herself, accusing him of rape.

Theseus banishes him. Theseus is mysteriously killed by King

Lycomedes

THE END!

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