Theseus - Meg
Aegeus King
wife pregnant stayed in south
moved to Athens
had to be able to move boulder to get sword and shoes
dreamed of becoming a hero
wouldn’t sail to Athens, by land instead
welcomed son (w/out knowing)
medea
knew his true identity
worried about her influence
theseus revealed sword -> king saved from drinking poison
minos
suppose to kill dangerous bull but son died
minos 14 youths
theseus volunteered
change ship’s sails
ariadne fell instantly in love
helped him
spool of thread
beat him to death with fist
led out of labyrinth
left w/ ariadne
noxos - abandoned
forgot to change sails
king killed himself
theseus king
athens prosperous
war of the 7 vs thebes
theseus agreed to help argives
democratic gov’t
hercules killed family
theseus helped him recover
amazons
stole hippolyta (sp?)
son
they invaded attica and reclaimed her
sent son to grow up in same place where he grew up
argo - golden fleece
calydonian hunt
met pirithoüs
always in trouble
steal cattle
forgot about fighting
centaurs at wedding tried to make off with women
theseus helped
p’s wife died wanted persephone
he wanted to steal helen (still child)
successful, brothers took her back
couldn’t find him
underworld - chair of forgetfulness

hercules saved theseus
married ariadne’s sister
son - hated luxury and love
worshiped artemis
didn’t see his wife
fell in love with stepson
wanted to kill herself
nurse begged him to love her
told her he’d only come back if theseus there
theseus found wife dead
banished son
sea monster killed him
artemis told him truth
theseus regret
aphrodite’s to blame
achilles killed theseus
protector of defenseless

differences:
medea aegeus’ new wife
theseus left ariadne sleeping or sea-sick? died
amazon was antiope

themes:
kleos - fame reputation
nostos - home-coming