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  2. Theseus - Wikipedia

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    Theseus and Aethra, by Laurent de La Hyre Theseus uncovers Aegeus' sword and sandals, relief sculpture on a decree of 140/39 BC. Aegeus, one of the primordial kings of Athens, was childless. Desiring an heir, he asked the Oracle of Delphi for advice. Her cryptic words were "Do not loosen the bulging mouth of the wineskin until you have reached ...

  3. Theseus Rediscovering His Father's Sword - Wikipedia

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    Theseus Rediscovering His Father's Sword is a c.1638 painting by Nicolas Poussin and Jean Le Maire, acquired in London by Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale in 1860, moved to his château de Chantilly in 1871 and now in the Musée Condé at Chantilly. [1]

  4. Aegeus - Wikipedia

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    Theseus Recognized by his Father by Hippolyte Flandrin (1832). Aegeus (/ ˈ iː dʒ i. ə s /, [1] / ˈ iː dʒ uː s /; [2] Ancient Greek: Αἰγεύς, romanized: Aigeús) was one of the kings of Athens [3] in Greek mythology, who gave his name to the Aegean Sea, was the father of Theseus, [4] and founded Athenian institutions.

  5. Thésée (Lully) - Wikipedia

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    She persuades Aegeus to kill Theseus, warning him that if he makes Theseus his heir, the king will wrong his missing son. Aegeus hands Theseus a poisoned chalice, but he recognises Theseus's sword and realises the young man must be his son. Just in time, he prevents Theseus from drinking the poison. He agrees to let Theseus marry Aegle.

  6. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    This sword is used by Llenlleawg Wyddel to kill Diwrnach Wyddel and his men. Ceard-nan Gallan, the Smith of the Branches, sword of Oisín. Claíomh Solais (Sword of Light), the sword of Nuada Airgeadlámh. The sword glowed with the light of the sun and was irresistible in battle, having the power to cut his enemies in half.

  7. The King Must Die - Wikipedia

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    Theseus figures out how to move it using a lever, and finds a sword and sandals underneath. His grandfather explains that Theseus is the only son and heir of King Aigeus of Athens. Theseus decides to go to Athens via the bandit-infested land route: the Isthmus of Corinth .

  8. Theseia - Wikipedia

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    The Theseia (Ancient Greek: Θησεῖα, Thēseĩa) was an ancient Greek festival held in Athens in the honor of Theseus. [1] This festival was first implemented in the 470s BCE, after an Athenian general known as Cimon son of Miltiades attacked the island of Skyros in search of the bones of Theseus, after receiving instructions from an oracle of Delphi to go there. [2]

  9. Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete - Wikipedia

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    Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (Italian: Teseo contro il Minotauro, lit. 'Theseus against the Minotaur') is a 1960 film based on the Greek legend of Theseus, the Athenian hero who is said to have slain a minotaur on Minoan Crete around 1500 or 1450 BC.