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Theseus carries Antiope off, from the pediment of Apollo's temple at Eretria, 500s BC.. In Greek mythology, Antiope (/ æ n ˈ t aɪ ə p i /; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόπη, derived from αντι anti, "against, compared to, like," and οψ ops, "voice" or "confronting" [1]) was an Amazon, daughter of Ares and sister to Melanippe, Hippolyta, Penthesilea and possibly Orithyia, queens of the ...
NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Today, February 7, 2025. Larry Slawson. February 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM. The New York Times.
In Greek mythology, Ariadne (/ ˌ ær i ˈ æ d n i /; Ancient Greek: Ἀριάδνη; Latin: Ariadne) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos of Crete.There are variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is known for helping Theseus escape from the Minotaur and being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos.
Ariadne's fame comes from the tale of Theseus. Ariadne is the sister of the Minotaur, a half-human, half-bull creature that Theseus is ordered to slay. Ariadne is in love with Theseus, but he ...
Daughter of Adrastos and wife of Theseus. XII: 210 [112] Hippolytus: Son of Theseus and the Amazon Queen Antiope and stepson of Phaedra. Phaedra tried to seduce Hippolytus, but as he rejected her she convinced Theseus that Hippolytus had raped her. This made Theseus use one of his three wishes to curse Hippolytus which eventually killed him.
She has authored many books, including Blue Hope: Exploring and Caring for Earth's Magnificent Ocean (2014). In 1998, Time magazine named Sylvia EARLE as its first "Hero for the Planet" for her ...
Theseus chose Helen, and Pirithous vowed to marry Persephone, the wife of Hades. Theseus took Helen and left her with his mother Aethra or his associate Aphidnus at Aphidnae or Athens. Theseus and Pirithous then traveled to the underworld, the domain of Hades, to kidnap Persephone. Hades pretended to offer them hospitality and set a feast, but ...
In any case, she was taken to Athens where she was wed to Theseus. In some renditions, the other Amazons became enraged at the marriage and attacked Athens. This was the Attic War, in which they were defeated by Athenian forces under Theseus or Heracles. In other renditions, Theseus later put Hippolyta aside to marry Phaedra. So Hippolyta ...