Athens (through the story of Theseus)
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Athens (through the story of Theseus) refers to the ancient Greek city-state as it appears in the mythic cycle of the hero Theseus, highlighting its legendary role as his homeland and the political and cultural center shaped by his deeds.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mythic representation of city-state ⓘ |
| appearsInMythCycleOf | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHero | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Acropolis of Athens
NERFINISHED
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Palladium sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ harbor of Piraeus (in later mythic reception) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | Theseia (festival of Theseus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSanctuary | Theseion (shrine of Theseus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Theseus in Amazonomachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | homeland of Theseus ⓘ |
| enemyPower | King Minos of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInAthenianIdeology | charter myth for Athenian cultural supremacy ⓘ |
| functionInAthenianIdeology | charter myth for Athenian political identity ⓘ |
| governanceModelInMyth | proto-democratic order under Theseus ⓘ |
| liberatedBy | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToDeity |
Athena
NERFINISHED
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Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMythicGeography | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythicAlliance |
Heracles
NERFINISHED
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Oedipus at Colonus (as a place of refuge) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythicConflict |
war with Amazons
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war with Centaurs (Lapith-Centaur conflict linked to Theseus) ⓘ |
| mythicFoundationAct | synoecism of Attica ⓘ |
| mythicInstitution |
Isthmian games (as reformed or associated by Theseus)
NERFINISHED
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Panathenaic festival NERFINISHED ⓘ democratic-style assembly of citizens ⓘ |
| mythicKing | Aegeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythicKing | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythicSocialDivision | division into Eupatrids, Geomoroi, Demiourgoi ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Euripides' Heraclidae
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Euripides' Suppliant Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch's Life of Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus NERFINISHED ⓘ various Attic vase paintings depicting Theseus in Athens ⓘ |
| offersRefugeTo |
Heraclidae (children of Heracles)
NERFINISHED
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Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorKing | Aegeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
cultural center shaped by deeds of Theseus
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political center shaped by deeds of Theseus ⓘ |
| socialReformAttributedTo | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorKing | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicValue |
center of Greek civilization
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idealized just city ruled by heroic king ⓘ model of civic unity ⓘ |
| timeFrameInMyth | heroic age of Greece ⓘ |
| tributePaidTo | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributeVictims | Athenian youths sent to Minotaur ⓘ |
| unificationForm | political synoecism ⓘ |
| unifiedBy | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lycomedes of Scyros (in some traditions)
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Athens (through the story of Theseus)
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Lycomedes of Scyros