Theseus Flashcards
Ordinary World
His mom in Greece
Call of Adventure
Picking up the stone, mom tells him about father
Crossing the threshold
Walking to Athens
Tests, Allies, enemies
Fights and kills bandits
The approach
Willingly decides to sacrifice himself to fight
The ordeal
Theseus fighting and defeating the minotaur
Reward
Saves Athenians and takes Ariadne
The road back
Dad kills himself bc Theseus forgot to change flag, Ariadne dies
Resurrection
Theseus becomes king
Return with the elixir
Brings back knowledge to transform Athens into a democracy
Persephone v. Helen
Theseus helps his friend go to the underworld to marry Persephone the wife of Hades. Theseus wants to marry Helen.
Ruler of Crete
Minos
Father of Theseus
King Aegeus
Constructor of maze
Daedalus
Why was Minos mad at King Aegeus
King Aegeus sent the son of Minos on an expedition to kill a bull, where he died
