About
Where does Theseus originate from?
Athens
Minotaur
Beat to death by Theseus
What creature was inside?
Minotaur
Woman from the Amazons
Hippolyta
Who is his father?
King Aegeus
Who attempted murder, + how?
Medea, poison
What did it eat?
7 maidens, 7 youths
Did Theseus have a child w/ her? If so, name and gender
Yes, a son named Hippolytus
To Athens: by land or by sea?
By land
King Aegeus + why
Threw himself off of a cliff, b/c Theseus forgot to flip the black sail
Who offered to help Theseus?
Ariadne
Woman who gave the yarn to Theseus
Ariadne
Who was Theseus' idol?
Hercules
Ariadne, theory of death
Left on the beach while seasick
How did Theseus get out of the Labyrinth?
Using Ariadne's yarn, he followed it back to the entrance of the maze
Who was Ariadne's sister?
Phaedra
How were they related?
Cousins
Phaedra + why
Killed herself, because she was guilty for falling in love w/ her stepson, Hippolytus
Who built the Labyrinth?
Daedalus, architect and inventor
Girl that Theseus kidnapped
Helen