myths of Theseus

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Greek mythology hero in Greek mythology legendary tradition mythological cycle mythological king

The myths of Theseus are a cycle of ancient Greek legends centered on the Athenian hero famed for slaying the Minotaur, unifying Attica, and undertaking numerous perilous adventures.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Attic mythology	1
Theseus myth	1
myths of Theseus canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek mythology ⓘ hero in Greek mythology ⓘ legendary tradition ⓘ mythological cycle ⓘ mythological king ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Athens ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Attica ⓘ
culturalRole	charter myths for Athenian identity ⓘ foundational legends of Athens ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Aegeus ⓘ Amazons ⓘ Ariadne ⓘ Queen Hippolyta ⓘ surface form: Hippolyta Hippolytus ⓘ Minos ⓘ surface form: King Minos Minotaur ⓘ Phaedra ⓘ Pirithous ⓘ Poseidon ⓘ
featuresLocation	Athens ⓘ Crete ⓘ labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ surface form: Labyrinth of Crete Underworld ⓘ
hasCentralFigure	Theseus ⓘ
hasTheme	coming of age ⓘ divine parentage ⓘ heroic quest ⓘ monster-slaying ⓘ political unification ⓘ tragic love ⓘ
includesMyth	Thésée ⓘ surface form: Theseus and Ariadne Theseus and Cercyon ⓘ Thésée ⓘ surface form: Theseus and Hippolyta Theseus ⓘ surface form: Theseus and Periphetes Theseus and Phaedra ⓘ Pirithous ⓘ surface form: Theseus and Pirithous Theseus and Procrustes ⓘ Theseus and Sciron ⓘ Theseus ⓘ surface form: Theseus and Sinis Theseus and the Amazons ⓘ Theseus and the Crommyonian Sow ⓘ Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ surface form: Theseus and the Labyrinth Theseus and the Marathonian Bull ⓘ Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ Centauromachy ⓘ surface form: Theseus and the battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths synoecism of Attica ⓘ surface form: Theseus and the unification of Attica Theseus in the Underworld ⓘ
notableFor	numerous heroic adventures ⓘ slaying the Minotaur ⓘ unifying Attica ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bibliotheca → coversTopic → myths of Theseus ⓘ

Amphictyon → category → myths of Theseus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Attic mythology

Athenian tribute of youths and maidens → partOf → myths of Theseus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theseus myth