Athenian tribute of youths and maidens
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The Athenian tribute of youths and maidens was a legendary periodic sacrifice of Athenian children sent to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur, forming the backdrop for Theseus’s heroic slaying of the monster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athenian tribute of youths and maidens canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological motif
ⓘ
legendary tribute ⓘ mythological human sacrifice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ariadne
ⓘ
Aegeus ⓘ
surface form:
King Aegeus
Minos ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
Minotaur ⓘ Poseidon ⓘ Theseus ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Labyrinth built by Daedalus ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ |
| endedBy | Theseus ⓘ |
| genre | heroic legend ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Athenian defeat by Crete
ⓘ
death of Androgeos ⓘ |
| hasDestination |
Crete
ⓘ
Labyrinth ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVictimsPerTribute |
seven maidens
ⓘ
seven youths ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
end of the tribute
ⓘ
slaying of the Minotaur by Theseus ⓘ |
| hasPeriodicity |
every nine years
ⓘ
every seven or nine years (variant traditions) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroic self-sacrifice
ⓘ
monstrous devourer of youth ⓘ tyranny and resistance ⓘ |
| imposedBy |
Minos
ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos of Crete
|
| influenced | later literature on human sacrifice myths ⓘ |
| involves |
Athenian maidens
ⓘ
Athenian youths ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
surface form:
Diodorus Siculus' Library of History
Fabulae ⓘ
surface form:
Hyginus' Fabulae
Life of Theseus ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch's Life of Theseus
|
| paidBy |
Athenians
ⓘ
Aegeus ⓘ
surface form:
King Aegeus of Athens
|
| partOf |
Cretan cycle of myths
ⓘ
surface form:
Cretan cycle of Greek mythology
Minotaur ⓘ
surface form:
Minotaur myth
myths of Theseus ⓘ
surface form:
Theseus myth
|
| relatedWork | Athenian ship of Theseus ritual ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fear of foreign domination
ⓘ
initiation and coming-of-age themes ⓘ political subjugation of Athens to Crete ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | mythic past ⓘ |
| victimsOf | Minotaur ⓘ |
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