: a king of Athens in Greek mythology who kills Procrustes and the Minotaur before defeating the Amazons and marrying their queen
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In Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytus, Phaedra, the wife of hero Theseus, falls in love with her stepson Hippolytus.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
One of the paper’s authors compared the tree to the Ship of Theseus — a mythical vessel that has been entirely rebuilt with new parts.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Ariadne is the sister of the Minotaur, a half-human, half-bull creature that Theseus is ordered to slay.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Every seven years, Athens sacrificed seven young men and seven young women to the monster until Theseus, a prince of the city, volunteered to kill him.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
When Theseus, the ruler of Athens, arrives on the scene, Oedipus’s words to him transcend both the immediate situation and Oedipus’s dire backstory.
—Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
Brookside Gardens and Fort Washington Park are among sites hosting Theseus, Hippolyta and the fairies before the season wraps up at the Publick Playhouse on July 14.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
When people get hurt or move away, they’re replaced like planks on the Ship of Theseus.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
Ancient philosophers were bedeviled by the question of whether the ship of Theseus retained its fundamental essence after each of its component parts was replaced one by one over the course of centuries.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
One of the paper’s authors compared the tree to the Ship of Theseus — a mythical vessel that has been entirely rebuilt with new parts.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Ariadne is the sister of the Minotaur, a half-human, half-bull creature that Theseus is ordered to slay.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Every seven years, Athens sacrificed seven young men and seven young women to the monster until Theseus, a prince of the city, volunteered to kill him.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
When Theseus, the ruler of Athens, arrives on the scene, Oedipus’s words to him transcend both the immediate situation and Oedipus’s dire backstory.
—Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 9 July 2024
Brookside Gardens and Fort Washington Park are among sites hosting Theseus, Hippolyta and the fairies before the season wraps up at the Publick Playhouse on July 14.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
When people get hurt or move away, they’re replaced like planks on the Ship of Theseus.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
Ancient philosophers were bedeviled by the question of whether the ship of Theseus retained its fundamental essence after each of its component parts was replaced one by one over the course of centuries.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
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