Theseus and the Amazons
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"Theseus and the Amazons" is a Greek myth recounting the Athenian hero Theseus’s encounter and conflict with the warrior women known as the Amazons, often focusing on his abduction or marriage to the Amazon queen Antiope or Hippolyta and the ensuing Amazonian attack on Athens.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek myth
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mythological narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Athenians ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
Amazonian attack on Athens
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Theseus encounters the Amazons ⓘ Theseus takes an Amazon queen to Athens ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
abduction or marriage of an Amazon queen
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conflict between Greeks and Amazons ⓘ |
| consequence | Amazonomachy in Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
heroic combat
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invasion of a city by Amazons ⓘ marriage with a foreign warrior woman ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationship | Theseus as consort or abductor of an Amazon queen ⓘ |
| hasGroupCharacter | Amazons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Antiope
NERFINISHED
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Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
interaction between Greeks and non‑Greek peoples
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marriage politics in Athenian myth ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
version where Theseus abducts Antiope
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version where Theseus abducts Hippolyta ⓘ version where Theseus marries Antiope ⓘ version where Theseus marries Hippolyta ⓘ |
| influenced | classical representations of Amazonomachy in art ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome |
consolidation of Theseus’s status in Athens
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defeat of the Amazons ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleOfAmazons | foreign warrior women ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleOfTheseus | Athenian hero and king ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedIn |
Greek sculpture
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Greek vase painting ⓘ |
| partOf | mythic cycle of Theseus ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Amazonomachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | myths of Heracles and Hippolyta ⓘ |
| symbolism |
gendered conflict between male heroes and female warriors
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tension between civilization and barbarism ⓘ |
| timeOfMythicSetting | mythic heroic age of Greece ⓘ |
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