Theseus and Athens
Title | Theseus and Athens PDF eBook |
Author | Henry J. Walker |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Athens (Greece) |
ISBN | 0195089081 |
Assembling material that has previously been scattered in scholarly works, Walker presents the evidence for the development of the myth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures, probing the contradictions between the archaic, primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy.
Theseus and the Minotaur
Title | Theseus and the Minotaur PDF eBook |
Author | James Evelyn Ford |
Publisher | Capstone |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2004-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781404809031 |
World of ancient mythology -- Introduction -- Minos the king -- Crete and Athens at war -- Pasiphae and the bull -- Labyrinth -- Terrible price to pay -- Aegeus's secret past -- Wicked stepmother -- Theseus sails to crete -- Death of the minotaur -- Escape -- Daedalus and Icarus -- Theseus forgets again -- Glossary -- Who's who -- Index.
Theseus
Title | Theseus PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Limke |
Publisher | Graphic Universe |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0822585170 |
In graphic novel format, retells the adventures of Theseus and how he solved the mystery of the labyrinth and battled the monster kept prisoner at the center.
Theseus and Athens
Title | Theseus and Athens PDF eBook |
Author | Henry John Walker |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 1995-01-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195358376 |
Theseus is celebrated as the greatest of Athenian heroes. This work explores what he meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the fifth century B.C. Assembling material that has been scattered in scholarly works, Henry Walker examines the evidence for the development of the myth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures, exploring the contradictions between the archaic, primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy. His ambiguous nature as outsider, flouting accepted standards of behavior, while at the same time being a hero-king and a representative of higher ideals, is analyzed through his representations in the work of Bacchylides, Euripides, and Sophocles. This is the only work of scholarship that examines the literary representation of Theseus so thoroughly. It brings to life a literary character whose virtues, flaws, and contradictions belong in no less a degree to his creators, the people of Athens.
Old Greek Stories
Title | Old Greek Stories PDF eBook |
Author | James Baldwin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1895 |
Genre | Mythology, Greek |
ISBN |
The Fire of Theseus - Survive
Title | The Fire of Theseus - Survive PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry Frissen |
Publisher | Humanoids, Inc. |
Pages | 55 |
Release | 2020-09-29 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1643379925 |
The true story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
Theseus, Tragedy, and the Athenian Empire
Title | Theseus, Tragedy, and the Athenian Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Sophie Mills |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780198150633 |
This book traces the development of the Theseus myth and its importance for Athens. Mills examines all extant tragedies in which Theseus appear in order to assess the significance of his role as mythological representative of Athenian greatness. She argues that the Theseus of most Athenian tragedy is carefully drawn to exemplify the idealized image of the Athenian "national character" that was prevalent in the age of the empire.