theseus
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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!
CITATIONS!
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