| 单词 | Theseus |
| 例句 | She sent him to the court of Lycomedes, the king who had treacherously killed Theseus, and made him wear women’s clothes and hide among the maidens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hercules came to the underworld he lifted Theseus from the seat and brought him back to earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It took him down to the lower world, and it was then that he freed Theseus from the Chair of Forgetfulness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Creon would not listen to Theseus’ plea, and the Athenians marched against Thebes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus could not have demonstrated his ability if he had not found the Athenians dispersed. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Sciron, for instance, who had made those he captured kneel to wash his feet and then kicked them down into the sea, Theseus hurled over a precipice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hercules in his madness killed his wife and children and upon his return to sanity determined to kill himself, Theseus alone stood by him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z All the cares of state, however, and all the deeds of knight-errantry to defend the wronged and helpless, could not restrain Theseus’ love of danger for the sake of danger. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus led his army against Thebes, conquered her and forced her to allow them to be buried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Pirithoüs was quite as adventurous as Theseus, but by no means as successful, so that he was perpetually in trouble. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus leaped to the defense of the bride and struck down the Centaur who was trying to carry her off. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As Theseus listened, overwhelmed by this sum of terrible events, Hippolytus still breathing was carried in. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even so, suffer and be strong,” Theseus answered. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Such was the doom which awaited fourteen youths and maidens a few days after Theseus reached Athens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At once Theseus came forward and offered to be one of the victims. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he spoke in a voice like dry, crumpling paper: “I am Theseus.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Ismene, who had come to tell her father the good news of this oracle, was with her sister when he died and afterward they were both sent safely home by Theseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a personage of quite another order from the great hero of Athens, Theseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Aegeus then proclaimed to the country that Theseus was his son and heir. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But Theseus refused to go by water, because the voyage was safe and easy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will not be your ally,” Theseus answered. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take your son in your arms, Theseus,” she said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “If only I could die for you,” Theseus cried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But Aethra, Theseus’ mother, to whom those other sorrowing mothers had first turned, was bold to interrupt the two Kings. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There Pirithoüs sits forever, but Theseus was freed by his cousin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He had carried off their Queen and they tried to rescue her, but Theseus defeated them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is precedent, however. Theseus had the help of Ariadne. Harriet Tubman, daughter of Hermes, used many mortals on her Underground Railroad for just this reason.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “He comes to find the source of this power,” Theseus said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They took part in the Calydonian boar-hunt; they went on the Quest of the Golden Fleece; and they rescued Helen when Theseus carried her off. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later the voices of men were heard greeting the master of the house on his return and Theseus entered the courtyard. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus, the King of Athens, received him with all honor, and the old man died rejoicing that he was no longer hateful to men, but welcomed as a benefactor to the land that harbored him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The other story is much more favorable to Theseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You seek one who does not exist,” Theseus answered. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So matters stood when Theseus came to his old home bringing Phaedra with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It would have been ludicrous to put him in command of a kingdom as Theseus was put; he had more than enough to do to command himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Pirithoüs, who was King of the Lapithae, married, Theseus was, of course, one of the guests, and was exceedingly useful there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus succeeded in kidnaping the little girl, just how we are not told, but the two brothers marched against the town she had been taken to, and got her back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus was looking for the ghost, but apparently couldn’t see him. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Some say that Theseus had gone there because Athens had banished him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Theseus lifted himself up from that terrific struggle, the ball of thread lay where he had dropped it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the old days, Ariadne’s string guided Theseus out of the maze. It was a navigation instrument of some kind, invented by Daedalus. AndChris Rodriguez was mumbling about string.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had so many adventures and took part in so many great enterprises that there grew up a saying in Athens, “Nothing without Theseus.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Minos’ daughter Ariadne was among the spectators and she fell in love with Theseus at first sight as he marched past her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His idea of dealing justice was simple, but effective: what each had done to others, Theseus did to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowding ghosts had, to be sure, finally frightened Ulysses, but Theseus, Hercules, Orpheus, Pollux, had apparently encountered no great difficulty on the way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Adrastus, the only one alive of the seven who had started the war, came to Theseus, King of Athens, to beseech him to induce the Thebans to allow the bodies to be buried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m just rooting for Theseus . . . ... as my grandmother, in 1923, prepares to meet the creature hidden in her womb. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When he reached Athens he was an acknowledged hero and he was invited to a banquet by the King, who of course was unaware that Theseus was his son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you,” Theseus insisted, as if struggling to recall. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Luckily for him they did not find Theseus there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the later years of his life Theseus married Ariadne’s sister Phaedra, and thereby drew down terrible misfortunes on her and on himself and on his son Hippolytus, the son the Amazon had borne him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So Theseus became King of Athens, a most wise and disinterested king. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When he heard that Theseus was pursuing him, instead of hurrying away he turned around and went to meet him, with the intention, of course, of deciding then and there which was the better man. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus took her aboard with him from Krete for the terraced land of ancient Athens; but he had no joy of her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were finally defeated and no other enemy entered Attica as long as Theseus lived. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But as she handed him the poisoned cup Theseus, wishing to make himself known at once to his father, drew his sword. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A terrible battle followed, but the Lapithae conquered and finally drove the whole race of Centaurs out of the country, Theseus helping them to the end. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His friend Theseus stood before him and stretched out his hands to clasp those bloodstained hands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for unflinching courage, they were not those that distinguished Theseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus was devoted to him and always helped him out. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But although the way lay clear to the victorious Athenian Army, Theseus held them back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The plan was not his, but Medea’s, the heroine of the Quest of the Golden Fleece who knew through her sorcery who Theseus was. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Daedalus was the architect who had contrived the Labyrinth for the Minotaur in Crete, and who showed Ariadne how Theseus could escape from it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They invaded Phrygia when Priam was young, and Attica when Theseus was King. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They are always represented as living just before the Trojan War, at the same time as Theseus and Jason and Atalanta. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus, the thinker, rejected the idea that a man could be guilty of murder when he had not known what he was doing and that those who helped such a one could be reckoned defiled. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “All we seek,” he told Theseus, “is burial for our dead. We come to you for help, because Athens of all cities is compassionate.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He had sent Hippolytus away while still a young child to be brought up in the southern city where Theseus had spent his own youth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered the story; the giant who’d tried to kill Theseus with excess hospitality on his way to Athens. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z In the piece, Theseus travels to the heart of his psyche to confront his demons, which we understand to be Dendy’s own. With “Labyrinth,” Mark Dendy Confronts His Demons 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Percy faces down an enormous, Buick-tossing minotaur that would have spooked old Theseus himself. 'Clash of the Titans': Ancient Greece and Us 2010-03-19T20:01:00Z Photograph: Tristram Kenton Demetrius Theseus Lysander Bottom Which of the following is NOT one of the fairy servants? A Midsummer Night's Dream – quiz 2013-06-21T13:11:00Z A film like "Ship of Theseus" is brilliant in Indian cinema and widely acclaimed because it is about transitioning. From "Black Panther" to "RRR," the new "Story of Film" honors innovation, influence of global cinema 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z These sisters not only describe the grim labyrinth of power that we are in as neocolonial subjects, but they also point out that we play both Theseus and the Minotaur in this nightmare drama. The search for decolonial love 2012-07-02T20:54:00Z The climatic section finds Theseus among the seven girls and seven boys chosen by lottery to be tributes, shipped to Crete and trained to entertain crowds as they fight wild bulls to the death. Review | Fans of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy will want to read these historical novels next 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z “Universal Theseus,” one of the most haunting in the book, consists of formal lectures delivered in an ominous auditorium. ‘The World Goes On’ — and So Do the Sentences 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z In the original tales, Hyperion was, like Theseus, the miscengenated son of a god and a woman, and became the insurgent leader of the Heracleans, vowing to overthrow the deity dynasty that spawned him. Immortals: Crash, Bash and Flash of the Titans 2011-11-11T10:00:47Z When the curtain rises on the first act, we find Theseus mediating a family dispute between Egeus and his daughter, Hermia, over his choice of a husband for her. Music Review | Les Arts Florissants: Take a Play, Then Adorn It With Opera 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z Theseus, in Stephen Brennan's performance, became a bullying tycoon who treated his family as little more than an appendage. Dublin theatre festival takes the recession seriously 2010-10-11T15:44:00Z Mr. Dendy, who plays Theseus, combines confessional speeches with dance, video and Heather Christian’s feisty and imaginative songs. Theater Listings for Oct. 24-30 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Until the French revolution, when it was melted down for cannon, a plaque at the centre of the maze showed Theseus killing the minotaur and Ariadne holding the thread that led back to the light. The Cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers – review 2013-07-12T15:15:00Z The condescending onstage audience of Theseus and company really has no right to laugh, given what they’ve been through. ArtsBeat: London Journal: Shakespeare’s Liars and Lovers 2013-07-05T15:47:54Z What she goes on to describe is, if you think about it, a perverse variation of Theseus’ paradox. In ‘Memory’s Last Breath,’ Remembering Life, Before It’s Too Late 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The 'happy' ending is something that occurs after a relatively grisly bit with Theseus, who is about to jump off a cliff and he's stopped by Neptune. Glyndebourne 2013: Hippolyte et Aricie - Baroque à la française 2013-07-23T14:35:12Z "Phedre": Mirren played the wife of Theseus, king of Athens, in a revival of Jean Racine's play set in mythological Greece. Helen Mirren in 'The Audience': Royalty becomes her 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z With mythical connections to the stories of King Minos, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Daedalus and Icarus, it’s a must-see for my mythology-loving kids. Introducing my kids to their grandparents’ Greece 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Anyway, the spiral pattern of glyphs on the disk and its origin on Crete, where the Theseus myth is set, got me thinking of Theseus and the labyrinth. This Week in Fiction: Amelia Gray 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement Those new to “Dream” may be a tad confused by the opening scene here, in which the performers take turns portraying the Athenian duke Theseus and his captive warrior bride-to-be, Hippolyta. Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Tailored for Multitaskers 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z In another story he’d be the hero and Theseus, fighting on Zeus’ side, would be the counterrevolutionary villain, with the Epirus bow, the movie’s mythological MacGuffin, going to the rebel winner. Immortals: Crash, Bash and Flash of the Titans 2011-11-11T10:00:47Z The cape for Theseus, the Duke of Athens, required six yards of fabric. Christian Lacroix Puts Opulence into a ‘Midsummer Night’s’ Ballet 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Thus, we decided to imagine Athens as a Hollywood film studio, where Theseus is the spoiled star and his bride-to-be a prima donna. Aiming for the stars in A Midsummer Night's Dream 2011-02-14T16:42:52Z David Gaskin, the program manager at Save Our Streets Crown Heights, spoke about Theseus’ declaration of friendship for the distraught Hercules. In Brooklyn, Hercules’ Battles Inspire Talk on Gun Violence 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Congratulations, Theseus, to you and your traveling band of rock-hard mythological Greeks! Immortals Outmuscles Adam Sandler. But Still Proves a 97-Pound Weakling 2011-11-13T20:42:54Z As is often the case, the same performers who portray Theseus, duke of Athens, and his betrothed, Hippolyta, also play the fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania. The Restorative Power of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Dendy, 53, a Broadway choreographer who also creates and performs original work, structures this autobiographical piece around the myth of Theseus. Mark Dendy’s ‘Labryinth,’ a Take on the Theseus Myth 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z When David Ricardo-Pearce's Theseus points a finger at the tiny puppet Hermia, it magnifies the sense of her powerlessness in the face of Athenian law. A Midsummer Night's Dream - review 2013-03-08T16:04:46Z Yet the molecules of which we're composed are constantly changing, like the Ship of Theseus; and unlike that celebrated vessel, we don't even retain the same outward shape through the whole of our lives. Total Recall fuels delusion about who we are 2012-08-28T09:39:32Z While Mr. Dendy seems tentative as his alter ego Theseus, he’s on firmer, friskier ground as his father, his grandmother and Pawnie. Mark Dendy’s ‘Labryinth,’ a Take on the Theseus Myth 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z The fact that Nolan named his most prominent female character for the Greek woman who guided Theseus out of the Cretan labyrinth is a good sign Nolan was not concerned overmuch with subtlety. Everything you wanted to know about "Inception" 2010-07-19T13:01:00Z Her eyelids lower as she nods off, drooping but not falling, before she recovers enough to announce, “Theseus, you must be deteriorating if you’re at the point where you’re hallucinating me as your spirit guide.” With “Labyrinth,” Mark Dendy Confronts His Demons 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z The storyline in S proves no different, as students Eric and Jen must solve a mystery using a previously written book, Ship of Theseus, to do so. That Mysterious J.J. Abrams Trailer? It Was for a New Book 2013-10-30T17:37:29Z It's a measure of the production's emphasis on transfiguration that, as the reconciled Oberon and Titania engage in a ground-rocking dance, they amorously disrobe while turning themselves into Theseus and Hippolyta. A Midsummer Night's Dream ? review 2011-08-05T20:30:01Z The book is her teenage quest, in bumpy parody of the classical odyssey of Theseus, to find her father, who fled to New York City when she was young. Review: ‘Oreo,’ a Sandwich-Cookie of a Feminist Comic Novel 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z She turns for aid to the superpower, Athens, represented by its arrogant, patronising first citizen, Theseus. Welcome to Thebes 2010-06-22T23:43:00Z “Hi. My name is Theseus, and I’m from Athens, Georgia,” Dendy said, once the lights went down. With “Labyrinth,” Mark Dendy Confronts His Demons 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps most touching is the way the comedians' relaxed, show-must-go-on approach in the face of arch-prima donna behaviour is then matched by the humanity of their response to Ariadne's heartbreak over Theseus. Ariadne auf Naxos - review 2010-10-12T21:00:00Z Our narrator is plainly Theseus – but who or what is the Minotaur? Crime fiction roundup - review 2012-12-21T08:00:01Z “Witness pain,” he warns Theseus, and promises Phaedra that “You will experience discomfort unique to your gender.” Immortals: Crash, Bash and Flash of the Titans 2011-11-11T10:00:47Z The series, for ages 5 and older, continues this week with two ancient Greek myths, one starring Hecuba, the other Theseus. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 10-16 2012-08-10T04:40:09Z The closest box-office analogy to would be the Greek epic Immortals, which traded in Perseus for Theseus and took in $32.2 million when it opened last November. The Hunger Games Kills Off Two New Combatants: Perseus and Snow White 2012-04-01T22:35:54Z The best part about “Theseus and the Minotaur,” at least for this audience: It’s a comic book. Françoise Mouly’s Toon Graphics Takes Comics to Classrooms 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z “In Act 5, when they are watching the play within a play, Theseus says, ‘The best in this kind are but shadows.’ The many sides of Puck come out in three versions of ‘Midsummer’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Your story in this week’s issue, “Labyrinth,” is a recapitulation of the Greek myth of Theseus, set at a small-town fair. This Week in Fiction: Amelia Gray 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Less pastiche than medley, the program examined the saga of the mythical princess Ariadne, abandoned by the hero Theseus on the island of Naxos, in three disparate settings. Music Review: Musica Nuova’s ‘Arianna Project’ at Le Poisson Rouge 2013-01-17T22:54:41Z She pulls a red cord from her top and hands it to Theseus, just as Ariadne gave his mythological forebear the thread to help him find his way out of the Labyrinth. With “Labyrinth,” Mark Dendy Confronts His Demons 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Donovan, in sunglasses, had been lurking upstage, and now took Theseus to task for his clichéd reading of the myth—the Shadow asserting himself. With “Labyrinth,” Mark Dendy Confronts His Demons 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z And sharp episodes in which the feminist aspect of the play comes into close focus: David Harewood's strong Theseus and Nikki Amuka-Bird's beautifully cool Eurydice share an attempted seduction scene full of finely judged unease. Sucker Punch; Welcome to Thebes; Alice 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z In Act 1, Duke Theseus seems to have come from the beach, apparently wearing nothing but a red cloak over not much else. Review: Balanchine and Shakespeare Catch Some Waves in Miami 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z In her vision, it is not Theseus who ventures into the maze to confront the beast but Ariadne, here performed by the exquisite PeiJu Chien-Pott. Martha Graham at VPAC: Dance as bridge from past to future 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z There's the existential drama of questioning if, or when, like the ship of Theseus, enough parts are removed that we might cease to be ourselves. How dead is "dead enough"? 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Imagine a wooden ship owned by the hero Theseus. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z “Why couldn’t Bud Powell find a way to be Theseus — slay the monster, defy the men who’d made him one, and outwit the monster inside himself?” she wonders. Review | In critic Margo Jefferson’s memoir, a life is refracted through art 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Project Theseus is examining how machines could reduce the need for people to risk their lives to deliver ammunition, clothes, food and fuel. Robots could be used to support soldiers in combat 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Given the psychosexual complexity he cultivated, it’s little surprise that Picasso identified with the Minotaur — part bull, part man — who did battle in Greek mythology with Theseus in King Minos’s Cretan labyrinth. Review | The last volume in ‘A Life of Picasso’ is just as astounding as its predecessors 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z When she falls in love with the Greek Theseus, she realizes the only way to stop her father from killing him is to arm Theseus against the Minotaur. 10 novels making fresh fiction out of ancient myths 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z This soul as the real self solves the ship of Theseus dilemma, as the soul continuously exists from zygote or infant and is not replaced by basic building materials. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z "Theseus and the WTA work with the social media platforms to shut down accounts when warranted, and if applicable, local authorities are notified," said the WTA. Rogers expected death threats after loss 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The reader is dragooned into learning facts about quails’ gestational cycles; the myth of Theseus’ ship; details of Patrick’s novel that feel piped in from Google searches. Review: The most sinister power in this riotously fun dystopian novel? Still Hollywood 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z I basked in the warm audience glow that heeded Theseus’ playgoing advice: “The best in this kind are but shadows; and the worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.” Shakespeare made breezy: 'Midsummer' and 'Julius Caesar' at Theatricum Botanicum 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z It spawned memes inspired by dialogue asking “What is grief, if not love persevering?” and explaining the thought experiment of “The Ship of Theseus.” 'WandaVision' lands Marvel its first major Emmy nominations 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z We are tempted to conceptualize identity in terms of persistence, but the Ship of Theseus challenges the commonly held intuition regarding how to make sense of identity. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z During one arc, fans started using the phrase “welcome home, Theseus” in their art, essays, and songs, comparing Tommy to the Greek hero who was exiled. Living the Dream SMP 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Theseus is hero material in legend only, a sentiment that developer Supergiant Games eventually came to share. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z He has treated the party like Theseus’s ancient ship, replacing one plank at a time until it becomes unrecognizable as itself. Are they gone for good? The Trump supporters who regret their vote 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z A Greek stonemason named Theseus revolts against a bloodthirsty king who wants to throw the gods out of Olympus and become master of the world. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z But for every Theseus who enters the labyrinthine darkness of the Underland to triumph against the Minotaur there are many more Eurydices who never return. Underland by Robert Macfarlane review – a dazzling journey into deep time 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The organization is named for the ball of string that Ariadne gave to Theseus to guide him out of the Labyrinth, after he had slain the Minotaur. Can London’s Knife-Crime Crisis Be Stopped? 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z “The idea was going to be like each time you play, it’s kind of like a different retelling of the Theseus myth,” he says. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z It is more like Theseus’ ball of thread, allowing the children to find their way back home. A Trail of ‘Bread Crumbs,’ Leading Conspiracy Theorists Into the Wilderness 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Oreo remains in flux; it cribs from The Odyssey, and the myth of Theseus, but has no concern for wrapping things up neatly. Oreo: Marlon James on a crazy, sexy, forgotten gem of black literature 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Over the years, every plank, nail and rope had been replaced to the point that none of the original ship remained, yet it was still called the "Ship of Theseus". One of the World’s Oldest Clocks Stops Ticking, Briefly 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Rottingdean Bazaar, designed by James Theseus Buck and Luke Brooks, and based in the Sussex town, is closer to art project than fashion label, although it should not be filed as purely conceptual. David Beckham brings brand of grit to London fashion week men’s 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z But in early versions of the game, Theseus’ role was reversed. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z To me, there's more that’s similar than different, so let's not go full Ship of Theseus on them. Google Pixel 2 review: plainly great 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Theseus had been the violent, passionate hero of myth; once politicized, he could become a figure of history. Why Is ‘Politicization’ So Partisan? 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z There was a famous Greek paradox, mentioned by Plutarch, about the Ship of Theseus that was maintained as a revered relic for centuries. One of the World’s Oldest Clocks Stops Ticking, Briefly 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z And he wasn’t just a theorist: Theseus, an “artificially intelligent” mouse Shannon built, garnered national attention as an early example of a thinking machine. Betty Shannon, Unsung Mathematical Genius 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Kasavin tells The Verge that Supergiant wanted to play with the many variations of the Theseus myth as part of the game. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z In 1950, Shannon invented an electromechanical mouse, Theseus, that could learn to negotiate a maze and then replicate its path from anywhere inside. Information technology: A digital genius at play : Nature : Nature Research 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z The 19th-century English historian George Grote described how Plutarch and the other “enlightened men of Athens” would “purify” old legends in order “to refine and politicize the character of Theseus.” Why Is ‘Politicization’ So Partisan? 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z A popular thought experiment used in philosophy classes cites the Greek legend of Theseus, who returned from Crete to Athens in a ship whose rotting planks were over the years replaced with stronger timber. Beware politicians’ promises of a return to the good old days 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z As I leave the building, I find myself thinking of the ship of Theseus, king of Athens. The Art of Conservation 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Despite going through several iterations, the team felt like they couldn’t get a solid grip on who Theseus was as a hero. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Claude Shannon in 1952 with Theseus, his electromechanical mouse, which could navigate a maze. Information technology: A digital genius at play : Nature : Nature Research 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Plutarch, an ancient historian, is famous for having relayed the paradox of the Shipment of Theseus, one of the most widely cited thought experiments on personal identity. The New Devil’s Dictionary 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z According to legend, Theseus once slew the Minotaur in the ruins next door, and should the truth out itself, the Bayer family perhaps fear a repeat. Tourists in Greece: 'Don't tell the cook we're German' 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z One of the artefacts displayed by police at a museum in Rome was a 6th-Century BC Corinthian drinking cup depicting the myth of Theseus slaying the minotaur. Italy police recover 5,000 artefacts 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z “Theseus has the presence of mind in the underworld to acknowledge that his own fame, his own heroism is linked to his encounter with the Minotaur,” he says. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Theseus-69: I feel shame for what our nation did under the shadow of fear and free-range manipulation of statutes and laws. Your response to the release of the CIA torture report 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z One of the most famous thought experiments in philosophy is something called the ship of Theseus. Review: FX's <em>Fargo</em> TV Miniseries 2014-04-17T20:34:47Z Philosophers call this Theseus’ Paradox, a reference to the ship that Theseus sailed back to Athens from Crete after he had slain the Minotaur. The Mammoth Cometh 2014-02-27T10:00:19Z Anand Gandhi's philosophical drama The Ship of Theseus is among the other films on show. Indian films make mark in Cannes 2012-05-23T09:41:29Z As for Theseus, he too got a rewrite from a boring hero into a showboating villain. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z When a child she was carried off from Sparta by Theseus to Attica, but was recovered and taken back by her brothers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Williams, in his Travels, expresses the opinion that this Temple of Jupiter is older than that of Theseus or the Parthenon. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z Theseus’ ship, therefore, “became a standing example among the philosophers . . . one side holding that the ship remained the same, and the other contending that it was not the same.” The Mammoth Cometh 2014-02-27T10:00:19Z Capture of the Cretan bull subsequently slain by Theseus at Marathon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Early concept art for Theseus as the game’s hero. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z So Shakspeare's Theseus tells The merits of his tuneful Spartan pack. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 2012-04-14T02:00:21.840Z Ariadne reposes on the ground, insensible from wine, while a company of Menads sport about her as Theseus sails away in the distance. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z As the years passed by, they brought strength, beauty, and wisdom to Theseus, whose fame began to be published abroad. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Represented by a man kneeling, this constellation was first known as “the man on his knees,” and was afterwards called Cetheus, Theseus and Hercules by the ancient Greeks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In the early days of development, Hades — then referred to as “Minos” — followed Theseus as he explored the labyrinth of Crete. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z According to some ancient writers, another Hercules lived about 2400 B.C., and was a contemporary of Atlas and Theseus. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z Here and there the white surface is stained with the glorious golden hue which beautifies the Parthenon, the Propyl�a, the Odeum of Herodes, the Temple of Theseus, the Arch of Hadrian, and the Olympieion. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Theseus then disarmed his fallen foe, and, retaining the club for future use, continued his journey in peace, until he came to the Isthmus of Corinth, where two adventures awaited him. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Theseus thereupon drove his son from his presence with curses and called upon his father Poseidon to destroy him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z In these myths we find those commanding characters which typify the strength and virtues of the race, as Achilles, Ulysses, Siegfried, Penelope, Thor, Apollo, Theseus, Hiawatha, Orpheus, Diana, Vulcan, Prometheus, and the Muses. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z There was another story according to which she was carried off by Theseus, and recovered by her brothers the Dioscuri. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The Temple of Theseus, or more properly of Hercules, on the other side of the town, is a beautifully preserved building, lovely in color, very simple, very complete. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Theseus was now very happy indeed, and soon all his hopes were crowned by the birth of a son, whom he called Hippolytus. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z He became lieutenant in 1798, and was appointed commander of the “Mutine” brig after the battle of the Nile, at which he was present as lieutenant of the “Theseus.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z I arise and pace the floor restlessly; like Theseus, I have grasped the clue that shall lead me from the maze. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z The sending of the maidens to propitiate the god during the Delphinia commemorates this event in the life of Theseus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z At the corner of Poydras and Carondelet streets, is of the Grecian Doric order, the details of which are copied from the temple of Theseus, at Athens. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z Instead of yielding to Sciron’s exactions, Theseus drew his sword, and by his determined bearing so terrified the robber, that he offered him a free passage. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The church has been the Centaur—not Theseus; the church has not been Hercules, but the serpent. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z And who was he that rested there,— This Hercules, so huge, so rare, This giant of a grander day, This Theseus of a nobler Greece, This Jason of the golden fleece? Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z This festival was said to have been established by Theseus on his way back from Crete. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z I shall, therefore, send you one from either the Theseus or the Limerick, and fill up his place with a new-comer. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Theseus, on entering the city, heard of his father’s death; and when he realized that it had been caused by his carelessness, he was overwhelmed with grief and remorse. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Ariadne invites Theseus to her rout, and for something more, conjectured Wogan, than the pleasure of winning his money at cards. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z In order to establish the existence of Amazons in Attica, Theseus was said to have carried off Antiope. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z De Keyser chiefly excelled as a portrait painter, though he also executed some historical and mythological pictures, such as the “Theseus” and “Ariadne” in the Amsterdam town hall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z One of the most extraordinary films is “Ship of Theseus.” India Ink: Newswallah: Bollywood Edition 2012-01-21T05:33:44Z Although somewhat aged by this time, Theseus was still anxious to marry, and looked about him for a wife to cheer his loneliness. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z A note from Lady Oxford to George, an heroic epistle from Ariadne to Theseus! Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The romance of Theseus and Ariadne is told much less distinctly and simply than the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in Virgil. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z So it was, as regards the first of these tokens at least, with Theseus, Arthur, and many another hero. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z I wish to call myself such, only so you are not a Theseus, but a chaste Joseph, or a dear Narcissus, or an Ilago, or a Fedone. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z The latter, struck with admiration for the bride’s unusual beauty, made an attempt to kidnap her, which was frustrated by the Lapithæ, seconded by Theseus and Hercules. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Such for example are the myths about the purification and trial of Orestes, Theseus, Ixion, the story of Demeter’s sorrow, of the sufferings and triumph of Dionysus, and those about the abolition of human sacrifice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z As subjects he took the successive exploits of some hero such as Heracles or Theseus, or the contemporary groups of a battle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Pretending to believe each deed Of Theseus or of Hercules, With fairy tales of Ganymede, And gods of rocks and gods of trees! The Guards Came Through and Other Poems 2011-11-22T03:00:11.683Z The Theseus is a divinity, but how very few statues they have! The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Hill in Athens, the site of the Parthenon and Theseus’ temple, 262. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z To Harry, James had always appeared to partake somewhat of the nature of a divinity; if not Apollo or Jupiter, out and out, he was at least Hercules, say, or Theseus. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z On one Theseus is slaying the Minotaur, while Ariadne stands by and encourages the hero. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z On the arrival of Otho a placard was erected, on which was inscribed, "These were the cities of Theseus and Adrian, but now of Otho." Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z All this Theseus now heard, learning for the first time that behind the wars and troubles in Athens there was a deed of evil that Ægeus, his father, had some guilt in. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z The monarch was about to execute her apparently hospitable purpose, when his eye suddenly rested upon the sword at Theseus’ side, which he immediately recognized. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Human half-sister of Minotaur, named Ariadne, falls in love and tells true love, Theseus, how to outwit Minotaur. | New Jersey: ?Phaedra Backwards,? a Classical Myth in Princeton 2011-10-29T05:52:43Z The sacrificer has been commonly spoken of as Hermes or Theseus, but he seems rather to be an ordinary human votary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The Temple of Theseus is the last of the principal monuments, but the first which the traveller sees on entering Athens. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z “Who will show the way of escape to the others?” asked Theseus. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Unnoticed by all, Ariadne slipped out of the palace, and, under cover of the darkness, entered the prison where Theseus was confined. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Behind the sculptor is placed the mutilated statue of Theseus. The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z The Treasury of the Athenians, erected at the time of the Persian Wars, was adorned with metopes of singularly clear-cut and beautiful style, but very fragmentary, representing the deeds of Heracles and Theseus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The fabulous account is, that Theseus, three thousand years before, on his first visit to Athens, encountered the famous robber, and tossed him from the same precipice whence he had thrown so many better men. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Before he had grown out of his boyhood Theseus had been able to raise the stone and draw forth his father’s sword. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z In token of gratitude for this timely assistance, Theseus solemnly promised Ariadne to take her with him to Athens as his bride, were he only successful in his undertaking. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z These two young nobles of Thebes, cousins by relationship, are captured by Theseus, king of Athens, and imprisoned in the tower of his palace. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z We allude specially to his “Hunter and Dog,” and to the grand promise of his “Theseus and Robber,” which take rank as the highest productions of modern sculpture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z From the Middle Ages till recent times this building has been called the Temple of Theseus, and was supposed to have been dedicated to Theseus by the Athenians in the time of Kimon. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z He stood there boastfully, and Theseus was made angry by the man’s arrogance. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z At dawn the next day Theseus was conducted to the entrance of the labyrinth, and there left to await the tender mercies of the Minotaur. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Theseus followed her instructions, and when he came to where the Minotaur lay, he slew him, and found his way out by the thread. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Kind creatures, how their kindness fretted my weary soul I To be alone with grief is almost pleasure, since grief means thought of Theseus. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z His right arm passes behind the shoulder of Theseus, but with his left hand he seizes Theseus' right heel. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z “Princess,” said Theseus, “can you help me to come to the Minotaur and look upon it so that I can know for certainty whether this hand of mine can slay the monster?” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Adroitly evading the giant’s first onslaught, Theseus plunged his sword deep into his huge side ere he could renew the attack, and brought him lifeless to the ground. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z She accompanied Theseus on his flight, but he was so ungrateful as to abandon her on the island of Naxos, where she had fallen asleep on the shore. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z May we not say the same of the one Theseus claimed of Neptune? Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z The left arm is concealed in the chlamys, which Theseus wears in this metope. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z “Show me the way to come to the Minotaur, O Ariadne,” cried Theseus. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Theseus, who had already heard of the giant’s stratagem, skillfully eluded the danger, and finally caused Sinis to perish by the same cruel death which he had dealt out to so many others. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z He was a famous robber who was slain by Theseus. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z For he says that Theseus, who I take to have been some very good-looking man, offered to indulge Tlepolemus in anything if he would only give him one of these fish. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z If the subject has any connection with Theseus, the theory of K. O. M�ller seems the best that has been proposed. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Then Theseus left the wreath on the ground, and he wept for the death of Ægeus—of Ægeus, the hero, who had left the sword under the stone for him before he was born. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Seeing her crime discovered and Theseus recognized, Medea quickly mounted her magic dragon car, and fled to Media, whence she never returned. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z After falling into neglect, these games were restored by Theseus. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Theseus, not you, destroyed the robbers in Attica. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z There is a considerable resemblance in the pose of Dionysos to that of the so-called Theseus of the east pediment of the Parthenon. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z He begged Theseus to help him enter that king’s palace and carry off the maiden. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Theseus successfully accomplished a few more exploits of a similar character, and finally reached Athens, where he found that his fame had preceded him. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Of what negligence was Theseus guilty on his return to Athens? The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z “First cutter—his Majesty’s ship Theseus,” was the reply. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z The figure here called Heracles has also been interpreted as Theseus. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Theseus knew that this was Dædalus, the builder of the palace and the labyrinth. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Centaurs and Lapithæ To show his devotion to this newly won friend, Theseus consented to accompany him to the court of Adrastus, King of Argos, and witness his marriage to Hippodamia, daughter of the king. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Theseus, after performing many other wonderful actions, was banished from his country, and died in obscurity. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z But, Dannecker's Ariadne is the flushed queen of the Bacchante, and, in the clash of the cymbals and the mantling cup, she has already forgotten Theseus. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z The building which is commonly known as the Temple of Theseus, or Theseion, stands about a quarter of a mile to the north-west of the Acropolis of Athens. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The mourning and the lamentation were for the death of the king, Theseus’s father. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z “In days of old, there liv’d of mighty fame, A valiant prince, and Theseus was his name: A chief, who more in feats of arms excell’d, The rising nor the setting sun beheld.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Theseus resolved to deliver the Athenians from this dreadful tribute, and when the lots were about being cast for the fourth time, he offered himself as one of the victims. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Theseus became enamoured of Hippolyta when he attended Hercules in his expedition against the Amazons. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The Athenians would be content to point out the parallelism of Heracles and Theseus, even if Theseus was made to occupy a subordinate position. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z “I have come to slay the Minotaur,” said Theseus, “and I cannot hold my life as my own until I have slain it.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z The Minotaur slain, Theseus hastily retraced his footsteps. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Heartless, unfearing the just Gods, wilt thou, Theseus! my lord! my love! desert me thus! The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Hippolyta: a queen of the Amazons, who was conquered by Hercules, and by him given in marriage to Theseus. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The account of Aristotle thus shows that there was a temenos and shrine of Theseus in existence long before the time of Kimon. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z “Oh, but bring me my sword, princess,” cried Theseus, and his hands went out to her in supplication. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z The hotly contested bride did not, however, enjoy a very long life, and Pirithous soon found himself, like Theseus, a disconsolate widower. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z He remarks that they hew at each other till they are ankle deep in blood and then leaves them, still fighting, while he turns to Theseus. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z At the stroke Of angered Theseus' club of knotted oak, The Centaurs feared and fled toward the sea, Pursued by the triumphant Lapith�, Law's Lapith� lay prone in our late fray. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887 2011-06-29T02:00:26.507Z Theseus stands over his adversary, who has been thrown down on the ground, and aims a blow at him. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Then after a little while she came back, bringing with her Theseus’s great ivory-hilted sword. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Theseus, greatly incensed at what he deemed his son’s dishonorable behavior, implored Neptune to punish the youth, who was even then riding in his chariot close by the shore. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z It illustrates a poem, and represents Ariadne kneeling on an eminence, looking out for Theseus. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Either of these men might have sat to Pheidias for the Theseus. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z Both arms of Periphetes are stretched out as if to avert a spear-thrust, and it 221 seems probable that the weapon of Theseus was a spear, which he directed with both hands. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Then those who were with the youths and maidens saw the Minotaur lying stark and stiff with Theseus’s sword through its neck. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Theseus’ bones were piously brought back, and inhumed in Athens, where he was long worshiped as a demigod. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z In due time we arrive within sight of the Temple of Theseus and the other well p. 48known landmarks familiar to the cultivated reader. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z In the third book of the Fasti, she deplores the double desertion of Theseus and Bacchus. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z The left hand of Theseus still remains in front of his breast. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z “Then,” said Theseus, “I will not leave the youths and maidens of Athens who came with me to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z From this I take it that Theseus was preparing for his wedding. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z But he continued using his mighty strength, even to descending to Pluto's realm of darkness and bringing back the heroic Theseus who was a prisoner there. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Ariadne is represented as standing on the beach, where she had been abandoned, while asleep, by Theseus, and gazing in fixed despair at the departing sail of her false lover. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Theseus and Kerkyon, an Arcadian wrestler, who challenged all travellers to wrestle, and slew the vanquished. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z I marked it before because it is your sword, Theseus. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z The love charm seems to have gone all wrong again, and even Theseus and Hippolyta seem to have soured on one another. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Next, Theseus had overpowered some fifty giants who hoped to overthrow the government of Athens and set up their own rule of pillage and terror in the city. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The combat of Theseus with the Minotaur is but shortly and coldly described. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Theseus has lifted his adversary from the ground, and, clasping his hands together, grips him tightly round the body. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Theseus’s father was an unknown king; he had bidden the mother show their son where his sword was hidden. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z The first song is for tenor, with trumpet obbligato, and, I think, must be intended for Theseus. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Theseus resolved to try and save his countrymen from this too great sacrifice and had offered himself as one of the victims to leave for Crete. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z This promise of Jupiter was speedily accomplished, in the well-known and miserable fate of Ægeus, the father of Theseus. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z The sow stands on her hindlegs, resting her forefeet on the thigh and the drapery of Theseus. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Beside Jason Theseus went holding the helmet that held the dragon’s teeth. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z This introduces a bold march for the entrance of Theseus, who has a lusty hunting-song with an elaborate orchestral accompaniment. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z But the day of the tribute came, seven girls and six boys were drawn by lot, and they set sail with Theseus in a ship that departed under black sails. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The play opens with the bridal procession of Theseus and the fair Amazon Hippolita, whose young sister Emilia is the lady of the tale. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z On the left an heroic figure, which may well be Theseus, is seen advancing. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Theseus and Peleus appealed to the judgment of the kings who supported Apsyrtus. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z At first considerably hampered by poverty, Hippolyte’s difficulties were for ever removed by his taking, in 1832, the Grand Prix de Rome, awarded for his picture of the “Recognition of Theseus by his Father.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z As he followed the crooked, twisting passages, Theseus unwound his white skein and left the thread behind him. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z While the marriage-song is singing, the train are met by three queens in mourning attire, who fall down at the feet of Theseus, Hippolita, and Emilia. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Confronting the hero, supposed to be Theseus, is first the warrior just mentioned, who hurls a stone with each hand. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Before Theseus was born his father left a great sword under a stone, telling Æthra that the boy was to have the sword when he was able to move that stone away. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z It is illustrated even by points like this, and by a tendency in Theseus to lecture on good manners and the Athenian constitution. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Then Theseus retraced his steps, following the thread, as he found his way out of the Labyrinth and into the light again. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z We now begin to trace more and more that reflecting tendency which is so deeply imprinted on Shakspeare's writings:— Theseus. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Theseus finds him, in his agony of despair, about to kill himself, and persuades him to come to Athens, there to seek grace and pardon from the gods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z And on the throne above them all sat their pale-faced king, Ægeus, the father of Theseus. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Theseus has been his friend in many hard days and Heracles dares not face him nor speak to him. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Hearing this ridicule, Theseus had unyoked a loaded wagon that stood near by and had thrown it lightly up into the air to the marvel of all who saw him. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Theseus is moved by their prayers, but, loth to leave the side of his newly wedded spouse, contents himself with directing his chief captain to lead the Athenian army against the tyrant. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z If you still believe that Hercules once rescued Theseus from Hades, write what you would have. Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. 2011-03-04T03:01:05.837Z Now it was certainly a datum in the Medea legend that she took refuge with Aegeus, King of Athens, and was afterwards an enemy to his son Theseus; but I think we may go further. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z He shrouds himself in his mantle and silently waves Theseus away. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Then Theseus had, by his extraordinary strength, captured a furious bull that was destroying the fields of grain outside the city, and had brought it captive into Athens. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The fourth scene is laid in a battle-field near Thebes, and Theseus enters victorious. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z A bitter way of waves and clean-cut foam Over the sad road of sonorous sea The high gods gave king Theseus for no love, Nay, but for love, yet to no loving end. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Theseus says: “Forward to the temple,”364 being anxious to be married. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z Hippolytus, cursed, and of course wrongfully cursed, by his father, Theseus, has gone forth to exile. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z He was growing old, and Theseus was his hope for the throne of Athens. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z In the first scene, Theseus ushers the Kinsmen and their Knights into the Temple of Mars, and leaves them there. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z There is surely nothing more incongruous or anachronic in the soliloquy of Tristram after his separation from Iseult than in the lecture of Theseus after the obsequies of Arcite. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Note that Theseus ends his remark with these words at the beginning of a line. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z Henchman Ye women, whither shall I go to seek King Theseus? Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z When they arrived at Crete, the victims were exhibited before King Minos, and Theseus saw Ariadne, his daughter, seated at the foot of his throne. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Theseus and his court cross the stage as proceeding to the lists; Emilia pauses and refuses to be present; the rest depart, and she is left. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z Hastening down to the vessel, they all clambered on board, except Prince Theseus, who lingered behind them, on the strand, holding Ariadne's hand clasped in his own. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z If we except the Acropolis, there are only two striking buildings of classical antiquity within the modern town of Athens—the Temple of Theseus and the few standing columns of Hadrian’s great temple to Zeus. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The forbidden name is spoken; there is evidently a moment of shock, but how will Theseus take the news? Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The crooked ways of the Labyrinth had been made plain by Theseus' white thread of truth. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z In the following lines Theseus is pleading with Emilia for her presence in the lists:— Shakspere. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z But King �geus shook his venerable head, and to convince Theseus that it was quite a hopeless case, he gave him an explanation of the whole affair. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z The peaceful look, which merely arises from the inability of the artist to render expression, has led many good art critics to call it not a Theseus but a Hermes. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z His friends and the women of the Chorus have been grieving for him: Theseus has refused to listen to any plea. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z All Greece was beginning to talk of this youth, Theseus, the son of the King of Athens. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Theseus enters with his attendants, conducting Arcite, as conqueror, and presents him to Emilia as her husband. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z But when Theseus heard the story, he straightened himself up, so that he seemed taller than ever before; and as for his face, it was indignant, despiteful, bold, tender, and compassionate, all in one look. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z It is almost certain, according to an old scholion on Pindar, that the temples of heroes like Theseus faced west, while those only of the Olympian gods faced the rising sun. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Through the gate comes Theseus, wrapped in gloom, evidently trying still to forget Hippolytus. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z She wanted to save them all to be the glory of Athens when they grew up, so she gave Theseus a sword for his encounter with the Minotaur and a coil of slender white thread. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Then in the poem Theseus freely forgives the two knights, but decides on the Tournament as a means of seeing who shall have Emilia. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z And Theseus, as he leaned on his sword, taking breath, felt another twitch of the silken cord; for all through the terrible encounter he had held it fast in his left hand. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Pausanias does not say how Theseus was represented with the bull; but it certainly was not a group—such a thing is clearly beyond the narrow and timid conceptions of the artists of that day. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Will Theseus turn in fury on the speaker? Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Daedalous, from his hiding place, saw these and wondered as Theseus approached the Labyrinth and fearlessly entered. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The pedantry of Gerrold is poor, the fun of the rustics forced and feeble, the sternness of Theseus brutal and untouched by final gentleness as in Chaucer. A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen and on the characteristics of Shakspere's style and the secret of his supremacy 2011-03-21T02:00:11.187Z In the old city of Trœzene, at the foot of a lofty mountain, there lived, a very long time ago, a little boy named Theseus. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z So, then, the little Temple of Theseus has escaped the ravages which the last few centuries—worse than all that went before—have made in the remains of a noble antiquity. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z They only ask that Theseus, her son, shall get back for them the bodies of their dead sons, whom the Thebans, contrary to all Hellenic law, have flung out unburied for dogs to tear. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z There was Theseus, who could move rocks and capture robbers single-handed. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z God guide me yet to Theseus' land, The gentle land, the famed afar . The Trojan Women of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:03.557Z "Ah, my dearest Theseus," replied his mother, "not yet! not yet!" A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z The Æginetan marbles are less developed than Phidias’s work; but from the relief of Aristion, and the Theseus of the Acropolis, to these, is a wide gulf in artistic feeling. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The Heracles, written about the year 423, shows Theseus in the same rôle of Athenian hero. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Eleusis was one of the twelve originally independent cities of Attica, which Theseus is said to have united into a simple state. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z At that time a solemn festival was held in Athens in memory of the ancient King Theseus, whose bones had been brought thither from the island of Scyros. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z And, dearest Theseus, if by some happy chance you should escape the jaws of the Minotaur, then tear down those dismal sails, and hoist others that shall be bright as the sunshine. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z The bark of the false Theseus was a speck Scarce seen upon the waters, less and less, Like hope diminishing, till wholly past. Heathen Mythology Athens was now too great and too self-conscious to allow Theseus to lie on foreign soil. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Yet even in Greece, even at Athens, which had been the home of kindly pity from the days of Theseus, the cruel passion was spreading in the days of the Antonines. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Just so Chaucer allows his pagans—Theseus for instance—to use Christian expressions about God or the soul, whilst avoiding anything strikingly doctrinal. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn So saying, the king looked cruel enough to devour Theseus and all the rest of the captives, himself, had there been no Minotaur to save him the trouble. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z He sent therefore to Theseus, king of the place, to inform him, that on his arrival he would make known to him the resolution which he had made. Heathen Mythology Theseus some twenty years after married Phaedra, the young daughter of Minos, king of Crete, and she by the evil will of Aphrodite fell in love with Hippolytus. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The scene where she is holding the clue to Theseus occurs on a very early vase in the British Museum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" We arrived, however, and I took the little train for the Theseus station. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise "But how shall I ever find him?" asked Theseus, "if the labyrinth so bewilders me as you say it will?" A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Theseus came, and found Œdipus with his face covered by a black veil, a knife in one hand, and a vessel containing the blood of a sacrifice in the other. Heathen Mythology In the debate on this subject we are told that several princes spoke; among them the two sons of Theseus, the legendary kings of Athens. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Theseus himself was said to have founded a festival at Athens in honour of Ariadne and Dionysus after his return from Crete. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" It was dedicated to Theseus and Hercules, and perhaps to a few other heroes and demi-gods and goddesses that they happened to think of when they laid the corner-stone. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise In a few moments the white foam was boiling up before their prow, as Prince Theseus and his companions sailed out of the harbor with a whistling breeze behind them. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z At this time, the Minotaur was receiving the annual tribute of seven of the noblest youth of Athens, and Theseus could not fail of being ranked among them, to be devoured by the monster. Heathen Mythology Heracles is touched: he thanks Theseus and is now ready to die. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z To Theseus is assigned the honour of uniting these cities in a confederacy, with Athens as the capital, thus forming the Attic State. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Theseus abandoned her on the Isle of Naxos, where she was found by Dionysus, who married her. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli "The Minotaur!" exclaimed Prince Theseus; and, like a brave young prince as he was, he put his hand to the hilt of his sword. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Away from these scenes of thine infamy, Away and seek beneath a sky unknown, A land where Theseus' name hath never sounded; Fly, traitor! brave no longer here, my hate! Heathen Mythology The great adventurer is softened and won over by the "wisdom" of Theseus, and goes to Athens to fulfil, in spite of suffering, whatever further tasks life may have in store for him. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z They attacked Attica in the time of Theseus. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide She gave Theseus a clue of thread to conduct him out of the labyrinth after his defeat of the Minotaur. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli But, from his earliest remembrance, �thra used to go with little Theseus into a wood, and sit down upon a moss-grown rock, which was deeply sunk into the earth. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z You must! fierce, burning love is mine, For you, Hippolytus, the son of Theseus! Heathen Mythology The king of Athens, a son of Theseus, appears and rebukes the herald. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Or again, Theseus himself 133 invaded the dominion of the Amazons and carried her off, the consequence of which was a counter-invasion of Attica by the Amazons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The Parthenon was turned into a church of the Virgin Mary, and St. George stepped into the place of Theseus. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli So saying, King �geus took the golden goblet from the table, and was about to offer it to Theseus. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Theseus has my hand, But thou, Hippolytus, thou hast my heart. Heathen Mythology Hippolytus, charged by Theseus with the crime, will not break his oath and goes out to exile under his father's curse. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z She is said to have been killed by another Amazon, Molpadia, a rival in her affection for Theseus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The account is to be understood in the same manner as that of the congregating of the people of Attica to Athens, which is stated to have taken place in the time of Theseus. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 "My son! my son!" cried King �geus, flinging away the fatal goblet, and tottering down from the throne to fall into the arms of Theseus. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z They first attempted their scheme upon Helen, the beautiful daughter of Leda, and when they had obtained their victim, cast lots for her: Theseus was successful, and she became his prize. Heathen Mythology In his first rage with the Nurse he vows he will tell Theseus of her proposal. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z There are various accounts of the manner in which Theseus became possessed of her, and of her subsequent fortunes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" At Athens, in order to give the democracy the highest possible antiquity, this change was dated as far back as the mythical age of Theseus. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 And all these mournful noises, issuing out of thousands of separate hearts, united themselves into the one great sound of affliction, which bad startled Theseus from slumber. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Such trivial cares, alas! no room can find, Her dear, deceitful Theseus fills her mind; For him alone she grieves the live-long day, Sickens in thought, and pines herself away. Heathen Mythology With aching hearts they promised, and once more he relapsed into unconsciousness, muttering fragments of old orders which he had given as captain of the great merchantman Theseus, in the long ago days. Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests Hence the name was supposed to go back to the time of Theseus, the reputed author of the reorganization of Attica and its demes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" What of Hercules the Strong and Theseus and the rest, whose undying praise it is well-nigh impossible both to describe and to tell of? The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim "It is because I am a prince, your son, and the rightful heir of your kingdom, that I freely take upon me the calamity of your subjects," answered Theseus. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z In vain did Theseus attempt to eject the usurper, the Athenians remained faithful to their new choice, and Theseus retired in disgust to the court of Lycomedes, King of Scyros. Heathen Mythology The name is chosen somewhat inappropriately, as King Theseus plays a secondary part, and the interest of the story centres in the two noble knights, Palemone and Arcito, and their wooing of the beautiful Emelia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The principal subject is from the story of Theseus and Ariadne. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" An Irish abstract of the Odyssey, following an unknown source, and part of the story of Theseus have been published by K. Meyer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" In the time of Theseus, fighting in a wood near Athens was free to all the world. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Here he met with apparent sympathy, but Lycomedes soon showed his true character, for enticing his guest to the top of a high mountain, he took an opportunity of throwing Theseus over a deep precipice. Heathen Mythology The work which first established his fame at Rome was “Theseus vanquishing the Minotaur.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Towards the middle of the 5th century the patriotism of the Athenian artist finds expression in the growing importance which he attaches to local legends, especially those of Theseus, the typical Attic hero. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The ancients esteemed the victory over Medusa to be the greatest achievement of Theseus; she is poisonous beauty. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Whilst the kinsmen are fighting, Theseus rides up, "pulled out a sword, and cried, Ho!" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 L. E. L. Theseus married Ph�dra, daughter of Minos, sister of the unfortunate Ariadne whom he had left to perish. Heathen Mythology The victorious Theseus is represented as seated on the lifeless body of the monster. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The adventure with the pirates occurred on his voyage to Naxos, where he found Ariadne abandoned by Theseus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Here Orpheus' Lyre, the melancholy Hare, And here the watchful Dragon's eye-balls glare; And Theseus' ship, oh, less renown'd than thine, Shall ever o'er these skies illustrious shine. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem He is not dead; but he dies, and is burned, after the fashion of Patroclus and Hector; and twelve months after, his virgin widow is by Theseus given in marriage to Palamon. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 His voice was not of those That swelled the rolling blast, And his steps fell hushed like snows,— 'Twas the shade of Theseus passed! Heathen Mythology Theseus took her from a temple in which she was dancing. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern His son, Haemon, the lover of Antigone, killed himself on her grave; and he himself was slain by Theseus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Theseus pored over these signs till he read: Icmalius me made. Tales of Troy and Greece Theseus' challenge to them, "Tell me who ye are that are so bold as to fight here without judge or officer," is the manner of the poet's day. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Others, with garlands of flowers in their hands, went to hang them on the ancient statue of the goddess, which Theseus had, according to tradition, brought from Crete to Delos. Greek Women This made the Athenians, the day before the great feast of Theseus, their founder, to sacrifice a ram to the memory of Conidas, his schoolmaster, that first instructed him. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time In the fourth year the king’s son, Theseus, was among the number. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Theseus kissed her hands and comforted her, and she dried her eyes, and praised him for his strength. Tales of Troy and Greece And Theseus is nothing slack in acknowledging the obligation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Theseus in gratitude carried her off as his bride; but on the island of Naxos he basely deserted her, and Ariadne was left disconsolate. Greek Women Castor and Pollux, Theseus and Pirithous are to me majestic examples of that excellent brotherhood of kindred spirits which I constantly set before me. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The fourth chorus, which is very dramatic in its effect, tells of the assault of Creon upon Œdipus, and the fifth, his protection by Theseus, who comes to the rescue. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers But the loop fell also above and round the club, which Theseus held firm, pushing away the loop, and so pushed it off that it did not grip his neck. Tales of Troy and Greece The widows of the slain princes and nobles move Theseus for vengeance and redress, which he instantly undertakes, and forthwith executes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 They do not represent the specific quality of national Greek love at all in the same way as the legends of Achilles, Theseus, Pylades, and Pythias. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion Theseus enters the city of Athens, as Christ Jesus is said to have entered Jerusalem, with a long flowing robe, and with his golden hair tied gracefully behind his head. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning We may recall, amongst many variants of the theme, the story of the celebrated expedition of the Athenians to the Island of Scyros to find and recover the body of Theseus. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens When at last the monster opened his eyes, Theseus gripped his throat the harder, and spoke, 'Pine-Bender, for thee shall pines be bent. Tales of Troy and Greece The first transaction that is related with some full process, is the chivalrous enterprise of Theseus against Creon; King of Thebes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Among the myths to which Greek lovers referred with pride, besides that of Achilles, were the legends of Theseus and Peirithous, of Orestes and Pylades, of Talos and Rhadamanthus, of Damon and Pythias. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion But like Hercules, Horus, Apollo, Theseus, Romulus, Cyrus and other solar heroes, Christ Jesus has yet a long course before him. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Theseus, being a hero, the agent employed in the quest must likewise be distinguished, and so the eagle, Zeus’s bird, is alone thought worthy to peck the earth and indicate the resting-place of the demi-god. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens Knowing this, and being himself fond of wrestling, Theseus walked straight to the door of the king's house, though the men in the town warned him, and the women looked at him with sad eyes. Tales of Troy and Greece At a station on the outskirts of the city we left the train and followed an old guide to visit the Theseum, or Temple of Theseus, a large edifice built in simple Doric style. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise Like the thread of Theseus in the labyrinth of Minos, the preacher's vein is seldom, if ever, absent from Tolstoy. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy The mythical history of Perseus is, in all its essential features, the history of the Attic hero Theseus, and of the Theban Œdipus, and they all reappear with heightened colors in the myths of Hercules. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning As she mentions Theseus, and recalls his baseness to Ariadne, she points to the tapestry on the wall before them, where the story is woven. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens Theseus answered that he had come hoping that the king would graciously honour him by trying a fall. Tales of Troy and Greece The fair little golden-haired Ariadne shaded her eyes with one arm, and stretched the other after her Theseus, till the vessel grew smaller, and finally seemed to melt away into the eternal blue. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine We drove first to the Temple of Theseus, the most perfectly preserved temple of the ancient world. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Where, for most people at any rate, is the "allegory" in the Theseus or the Venus of Milo? Stained Glass Work A text-book for students and workers in glass It is leviathans of the deep like these that Jason Theseus and their companion Greeks bear in mind as the Argo drifts and the catch steadily grows. Old Plymouth Trails Here they were kindly welcomed, and the sons of Phytalus rejoiced when they heard how Theseus had made safe the ways, and slain the beasts that guarded them. Tales of Troy and Greece Of the individual characters Theseus himself, the arbiter of the plot, is most notably developed; Emilie and her two lovers receive just as much individuality as they will bear without disturbing the atmosphere of romance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" "Merry and tragical! tedious and brief!" as Duke Theseus would think. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Poor Ariadne's Colour forsook her Cheeks, and Theseus and her Voice at once deserted her Lips. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love In addition to being heartbroken over the perfidy of Theseus she was scared to death. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Then he gave to Theseus the flower, and passed into the wood, and Theseus saw him no more; so then Theseus knelt down, and prayed, and thanked the gods. Tales of Troy and Greece The wedding of Theseus and the Amazon queen is the opening theme of Chaucer's Knight's Tale, and some minor details may also have been borrowed from that story. An Introduction to Shakespeare The missing chapters must have contained a sketch of the original constitution, and of the changes introduced in the time of Ion and Theseus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" She fell in Love with Theseus, and with a Clew of Thread helped him out of the Labyrinth into which he went to kill the Minotaur. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love Hercules was one of them, and another was Theseus, the great hero of the Ionian city of Athens, whose prowess was almost equal to that of Hercules. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History At the hall door Theseus stopped and shouted, and at his cry two or three servants came to him. Tales of Troy and Greece Genius for empire in a race supplies that impressiveness with which a heroic or royal origin invests the protagonist of a tragedy, an Agamemnon or a Theseus. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe "It was good," he said, "from beginning to end; but you are Theseus." Records of Later Life She complained of the Cruelty of Theseus to the deep Waves, whilst an unworthy Shower of Tears ran down her Cheeks. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love The Athenians claimed Theseus as their greatest king and first lawgiver. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Night fell, and Theseus hardly dared to go further, for on his left hand was a wall of rock, and on his right hand a cliff sinking sheer and steep to the sea. Tales of Troy and Greece Every youth who must sell his art and capacity for gain, every girl who must sell herself for money, is one more sacrifice to the Minotaur of Private Ownership—before the Theseus of Socialism comes. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism A sculptor would have paused to gaze at the great splendid arms—clean and white and muscled like Theseus—massive, supple, and quick. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country The full title of the first runs, Ariadne abandoned by Theseus: Ariadne watches for his return: Artemis releases her by death. Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work Theseus was a friend of Hercules, had been with him on his journey to the land of the Amazons, and had married one of them named Antiope. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History The man nodded his heavy head, thick with red unshorn hair, and Theseus went up close to him. Tales of Troy and Greece A poet or an artist, seeing her thus, would have been reminded of Ariadne, as Catullus describes her, after Theseus has abandoned her on the island of Naxos. Pepita Ximenez At first she had waited at the window, watching for her little Theseus to return. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland Instances in the Laocoon and Theseus.limited his experience of art, can supply many for himself, and inadequate, because no number of them could illustrate the full extent of the influence of the expression. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) Yes, but Theseus was next door, and would come back to her. Love and Lucy Theseus seized the club which dropped from the hand of Sciron, and threw it over the cliff; it seemed long before the sound came up from the rocks on which it struck. Tales of Troy and Greece The feet of the god rested on a footstool supported by lions, and with the combat of Theseus and the Amazons in a bas-relief on the front and sides. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History And this is what that Telamon declares, “I, when my son was born,” etc.; and thus Theseus, “I on my future misery did dwell;” and Anaxagoras, “I knew my son was mortal.” The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero I suppose walking quick, or taking short cuts, is inconsistent with kingly dignity: but really, in reading Theseus' solution, one almost fancied he was "marking time," and making no advance at all! A Tangled Tale She found herself an Ariadne, in a drawing-room, still lax from Theseus' arms. Love and Lucy Sciron rose, slowly and sulkily, and stood as Theseus bade him do. Tales of Troy and Greece On reaching Portsmouth he heard of an explosion of shells which had taken place in May on board the Theseus, 74, resulting in the death of her commander, Captain Ralph Willet Miller. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 Therefore, this ruminating beforehand upon future evils which you see at a distance, makes their approach more tolerable; and on this account, what Euripides makes Theseus say, is much commended. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Thus Abraham, Theseus, and Cadmus seem like springs feeding great and increasing rivers. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character He had in all probability been a warrior in his day, the Theseus or the Hercules of China. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton As soon as Theseus had trained Sciron to stand in the proper position, he bade him stoop to undo the lacings of his boots. Tales of Troy and Greece “Warn'd by Minerva, from the flying wood “Theseus withdrew; so would he we believe. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Theseus was the first that reduced it to method, and refined it by the rules of art. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Theseus volunteered to go as one of the victims, and through the assistance of Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, who became enamoured of him, he slew the Minotaur and escaped from the Labyrinth. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History "Tickle credit," says Pegge, "means easy credit, alluding to the credulity of Theseus." Notes and Queries, Number 82, May 24, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Theseus smiled, and nodded upwards, which the Greeks did when they meant 'Yes!' Tales of Troy and Greece Now by Theseus freed, Athens no more the mournful tribute paid. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II From his early reading came visions of Hercules and Theseus, of Perseus and Bellerophon. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain The sails of the ship Theseus left Athens in were black, but he promised his father, if he returned in safety, to hoist white sails. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The kingly statue of the reclining Theseus in the frieze of the Parthenon. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning Then all the wild guests shouted, and out they all went and made a circle round the wrestling-place, while Theseus and Cercyon threw down their clothes and were anointed with oil over their bodies. Tales of Troy and Greece How oft the son of Theseus weeping, said; “Cease thus to grieve, nor think your fate alone “Is hard. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II So for many a year more the days went by, and the boy, Theseus, grew up brave, truthful, and strong. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The above is a brief account of the legends prevailing respecting Theseus. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History On the right Hercules rescues Theseus from Hades, and slays Cerberus, and on the left, Eurydice, following Orpheus, looks back, and is re-seized by the demons. Luca Signorelli He welcomed Theseus, and caused a table to be brought, with meat, and bread, and wine, and when Theseus had put away his hunger, began to ask him who he was and whence he came. Tales of Troy and Greece "Who rides with thee rides safe, my love—e'en as Theseus of old did ride, scathless 'neath the spell of protecting Pallas!" The Panchronicon |
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