Theseus

  • Relief sculpture depicting Theseus and Antiope

    Theseus

    Theseus

    Theseus (Θησεύς) Aegeus, king of Athens, being twice married, and having no children, was so desirous of an heir to his throne that he made a pilgrimage to Delphi in order to consult the oracle. But the response…

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  • Minotaur Statue

    Theseus and the Minotaur

    Theseus and the Minotaur

    The Minotaur The Minotaur was a terrible monster with the body of a man, and the head of a bull, born from the union of Pasiphae and the bull offered as a gift to Minos by Poseidon. His lair…

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