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Theseus
By Ellie Young
The Beginning
 Theseus
was the son of King Aegeus, the
King of Athens.
 However, Theseus was raised by his
mother, in a city in southern Greece.
 Two gifts : sword, pair of shoes.
 When Theseus could lift the stone, he
should journey to Athens.
The time comes…
 Refuses
to journey by sea, because it is
too safe and easy.
 Kills all the bandits Sciron, Sinis, and
Procrustes on the road.
 His motto was: What each had done to
others, Theseus did to him.
Theseus’ Welcome
 Greece
rang with praises for Theseus
 Acknowledged as a hero
 Aegeus invited Theseus to a banquet,
completely unaware he was his son.
 His intention was to poison Theseus for fear
of losing his throne due to Theseus’
popularity.
The “Lovely” Medea
 The
idea for poisoning Theseus, was
Medea’s, who had come to Athens after
fleeing Corinth.
 She didn’t want to lose her power over
Aegeus to Theseus.
The Banquet
 Just
as Medea hands Aegeus the
poisoned cup, Theseus draws his sword,
making himself known.
 Aegeus recognizes him.
 Medea escapes to Asia.
 Aegeus then announces to everyone
Theseus is his son.
King Minos’ role (prior)
 King
Minos of Crete was upset after King
Aegeus sent his only son on a perilous
journey.
 Took over Athens and declared he would
destroy it unless every nine years the
Athenian’s sent him 7 young men and
women. (Think Hunger Games)
 The 14 youths were given to the Minotaur.
The Labyrinth
 As
previously learned, Daedalus built the
labyrinth to confine the Minotaur.
 This was where the young Athenians were
given to the Minotaur.
Theseus Volunteers as Tribute
 Theseus
volunteers to be sacrificed.
 Planned to kill the Minotaur.
 If he succeeded promised to change sail
to white so his father could see his son
had lived.
Love at First Sight (Again)
 Minos’
daughter Ariadne fell in love with
Theseus at first sight.
 Asks Daedalus for way out of Labyrinth
 Promises to tell Theseus if he marries her.
 The hint: A ball of thread (Daedalus likes
string) which he was to fasten at on end
at the end and unravel all the way
through.
Slaying the Minotaur
 Finds
him asleep
 Falls on him
 Pins him to the ground with his fists
 Beat him to death
Theseus Saves The Day
 Theseus
kills the Minotaur, retraces his
steps by following the thread, and heads
to Athens with Ariadne.
The Pit-Stop
 Docked
at the Island of Naxos.
 Theseus deserts Ariadne.
Oops…
 Theseus
forgets to put up the white sail.
 King Aegeus was so upse he threw himself
down from a rocky height into the sea
and died.
 Now called the Aegean sea.
 Theseus becomes King.
A King’s Life
 Theseus
was a good king.
 He declares he wants to be equal with his
people.
 Organizes a commonwealth and gives up
his power
 Citizens can gather and vote on issues.
 Everyone is very happy.
 “The only true home of liberty”.
The Vanquished
 When
the Thebians denied burial to the
enemies who had died, the vanquished
turned to Athens and Theseus.
 Theseus led his army against Thebes.
 Doesn’t loot or harm Thebes, just forces
them to bury the corpses.
Other acts of Kindness
 Takes
in Oedipus
 Protected Oedipus’ daughters
 Convinced Hercules not to kill himself
Connections
 Sailed
on the Argo (Jason)
 Fought in the Calydonian Boar hunt
(Atalanta)
Pirithous The Doomed
 As
adventurous as Theseus but much less
skilled.
 Described as perpetually in trouble
 Decided to steal some of Theseus’ cattle
to test Theseus.
 Theseus ultimately forgives him.
More Pirithous
 In
the end, Theseus cannot save the rash
Pirithous.
 Pirithous decided he wanted to marry
Persephone.
 Theseus agrees to help.
 Theseus kidnaps Helen wants to marry her,
while he’s in the underworld her brothers
save her.
The Underworld
 Hades
invites them to sit
 They sit on the chair of forgetfulness
 Never leaves
 Hercules saves Theseus, but Pirithous never
leaves.
Marriage
 Theseus
marries Ariadne’s sister, Phaedra.
 Had a child with an amazon, the son is
then named Hippolytus.
 Sends him to the town where he grew up.
 Grows up hating the wealthy, and those
in love.
Plot Twist
 Phaedra
falls in love with Hippolytus.
 Hippolytus doesn’t notice her.
 Phaedra’s maid goes to him and begs
him to love her, he refuses to betray his
father.
 Phaedra kills herself.
Phaedra’s Last Words
 Blames
Hippolytus for her death
 Theseus believes her
 Theseus confronts Hippolytus, but he
denies all accusations.
 But Theseus banishes him anyway.
 A monster comes and scares his horses,
he crashes and he is severely hurt.
Artemis
 Artemis
tells Theseus what happened to
his son.
 Hippolytus is carried in and tells his father it
wasn’t his fault, before he dies.
In the End
 Finally,
Achilles kills Theseus.
 We are not told why his friend betrayed
him.
 The Athenians worship him like no other
mortal.