Heroic Cycle
Is this direct or indirect characterization?
“In this stone was stuck a sword half-way up to its hilt; and a messenger had come from the oracle at Delphi saying that whoever pulled the sword from the stone was a king’s son…”
A kind of fortune teller. Someone who predicts the future.
This color sail was supposed to be used if Theseus was victorious--if only he didn’t forget
This president appears on the half dollar
John F. Kennedy
“Undoubtedly a dream,” he said to himself. “But the last dream worked. Perhaps this one will too.”
How is Theseus characterized in this quote?
He’s optimistic for the next day, confident in his ability.
Those who had to make the trip usually went by boat, preferring the risk of shipwreck and pirates to the terrible mountain brigands.
Gangs that ambush and rob in forests or mountains
Ariadne uses this object to lead Theseus through the Labyrinth
Magic Thread
This NBA player finished second in MVP voting for the 2016-2017 NBA season
James Harden
“He bowed to the crowd and stuck the sword in his belt. The villagers were too stunned...He smiled, embraced his mother and set out on the long road to Athens.”
How does this quote characterize Theseus’s attitude towards crowds and attention?
He thrives on attention, loves crowds of people.
“Crete! … Oh, my dear boy, no, no…” and the old man fell to lamenting for it was in these days that Athens, defeated in war with Crete, was forced by King Minos to pay a terrible tribute.
To express grief
King Minos was ruler of this Greek island
Tom Hanks will play this friendly neighborhood Pittsburgher in an upcoming movie titled “You Are My Friend”
Mr. Rogers
What is Theseus’s attitude towards violence?
He seems unaffected by violent acts, and even seems to seek them out.
“The streets were so jammed no one could walk freely, but the King’s Guard kept a lane open from quayside to Palace.”
Area along bank of water, used for loading and unloading ships.
This is how Theseus finally defeats the Minotaur
He stabs the Minotaur with his own horn
This was the year that the Pittsburgh Steelers won their first Superbowl title
1975 (season ran from 1974-1975)
How does Theseus characterize King Minos when trying to convince him to end the tribute?
He calls him a powerful king and a great general.
Bone cracked against bone as Theseus parried with his horn.
Ward off with a weapon. A counter-move
Sciron met this fate when Theseus outsmarted him on the road to Athens
He was eaten by man-eating turtles
This skyscraper tops the list as the tallest building in Pittsburgh
US Steel Tower