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Theseus was an ancient Greek hero who is the main character in many myths. His father was Aegeus, and his mother was Aethra. He is best known for the defeating the monsters and criminals (such as Procrustus who made travellers fit his special bed by stretching them or cutting off their feet) he met on his way to Athens, and killing the minotaur on the island of Crete. Later in life, he became king of Athens after his father, Aegeus.

Images for kids

  • Kylix 57.1

    Silver kylix with Theseus and the Marathon bull, 445–440 BCE, part of the Vassil Bojkov collection, Sofia, Bulgaria

  • Theseus Map

    Map of Theseus's labours

  • Theseus and the Minotaur

    Theseus and the Minotaur

  • Minotaur

    Theseus and the Minotaur on 6th-century black-figure pottery

  • Antonio Canova Teseo defeats the centaur

    Theseus Defeats the Centaur by Antonio Canova (1804–1819), Kunsthistorisches Museum

  • Theseus saves Hippodameia, Athens - Pl. Victoria, 2005

    Theseus saves Hippodameia, work by Johannes Pfuhl in Athens

  • Theseus-SW

    Theseus with the head of Minotaur

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