Figure Greek and Roman
Theseus
Θησεύς grc
Legendary king of Athens, son of Aegeus and Aethra; famous for slaying the Minotaur
A life on the record,
dated by its sources.
Roles, not beliefs
Overview
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Life
One office on record
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
What this means
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- Dates unrecorded King of Athens
Family
The family of Theseus
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
Accounts differ about a god’s family. Where they name different parents, the tree sets them side by side instead of choosing one.
The family as a list · 18
Kinship in an account 1
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply an independently established biological relationship · agreement between accounts
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
Family 17
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a marriage · a shared religious affiliation
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child of (child) Aegeus mythical king of Athens -
child of (child) Aethra mother of Theseus -
child of (father) Poseidon one of the twelve Olympians presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses -
parent of (father) Acamas son of Theseus -
parent of (father) Demophon of Athens Athenian king in Greek mythology, son of Theseus and Phaedra -
parent of (father) Hippolytus son of Theseus in Greek mythology -
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parent of (father) Iphigenia daughter of Agamemnon in Greek mythology - parent of (child) Melanippus son of Theseus and Perigune
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parent of (father) Oenopion mythical character, son of Ariadne with Dionysus or Theseus - partner of Aegle Greek mythological character, daughter of Panopeus
- partner of Perigune daughter of Sinis in Greek mythology
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partner of Pirithous son of Ixion in Greek mythology -
married to Helen of Troy daughter of Zeus in Greek mythology -
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married to Antiope Greek mythological figure: Amazon, daughter of Ares, wife of Theseus -
married to Ariadne the daughter of Minos in Greek mythology -
married to Hippolyta queen of the Amazons in Greek mythology -
married to Phaedra wife of Theseus in Greek mythology
Texts
In the texts
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Also in films, games and series: Hades
Sources
Sources and evidence
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19 statements on this record
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- 12 Imported Taken from Wikidata as it stands. Nobody here has read it. 1 of them cite only Wikipedia: one source, counted once.
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