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Theseus is a legendary hero and demigod in Greek Theseus mythology, and son to the primordial god of the seas, Poseidon. Theseus is a hero of mythology, just as Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts and Heracles he fought beings that were first thought to be invincible or otherwise impossible to defeat without massive bloodshed, such as the Minotaur and a group of Centaurs.
The most notable portrayal of Theseus in popular culture is that of Henry Cavill on the 2011 film Immortals.
Advertisement | Your ad here Contents [hide] 1 History and accounts 1.1 Early life and birth Latest Photos 1.2 Pirithoüs and the Centaurs PHOTOS Add a Photo 753 ON THIS 2 In Popular Culture WIKI 2.1 Literature Slayer of the Minotaur 2.2 Television
2.3 Films Parents Poseidon, Aegeus and Aethra open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com 2.4 Comic books
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History and accounts Edit Eris edited by ISodium 1 day ago Early life and birth Edit Golden Age The king Aegeus was one of the primordial kings of Athens, he was in search of a bride and found Aethra who was edited by ISodium 3 days ago the daughter of king Pittheus. Both Aethra and her father resided at Troezen, a small city on the southwest of Raijin Athens. On their wedding night, Aethra sailed through the sea to the island of Sphairia, which is located close to the edited by Smallvilleantonio 4 days ago coast and subsequently lay there with Poseidon, the primordial god of the seas. Aethra had previously shared Tyr intimate moments with her husband Aegeus, leading to the event in which her son would have characteristics from edited by ISodium 6 days ago both mortals and gods, which was a trait commonly shared by to-be Greek heroes. When Aethra became pregnant, her husband Aegeus returned to Athens. Her son, Theseus now had a combination of divine as well as mortal See more > characteristics; such as double fathers.
Pirithoüs and the Centaurs Edit Pirithoüs, King of the Lapiths, heard of Theseus's reputation and wanted to see for himself if Theseus was indeed as brave and clever as people said. When Theseus was herding his cattle near Marathon, Pirithoüs made a raid on Theseus and his cattle. Theseus confronted Pirithoüs. However, Pirithoüs amazed by Theseus cunning abilities as a warrior and overcome with admiration for Theseus, surrendered and humbly told him that he would accept any punishment Theseus chose. But Theseus asked only for his friendship.
Some time later, Pirithoüs invited Theseus to his wedding to Hippodamia. Theseus against the Among the many wedding guests were the Centaurs, neighbors of Pirithoüs. The Centaurs Centaurs had the bodies of horses and the torsos and heads of men. Drunken, Added by Smallvilleantonio the Centaurs tried to kidnap all the women including Hippodamia. Theseus, aided by the Lapiths won the ensuing battle against the Centaurs.
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Literature Edit open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com Theseus appears in The Last of the Amazons.
Television Edit Theseus appears in the episode Theseus and the Minotaur, from the televesion series The Storyteller.
Films Edit Theseus appears in 2011's epic-fantasy film Immortals, portrayed by Henry Cavill. In the film, he is the mortal chosen by Zeus to fight against the forces of evil, and the mighty champion who defeats the Minotaur.
Comic books Edit Theseus as he appears in The Story Teller The Theseus from the 2011's film Immortals, appears again on the 100- Added by GreekFreak23 pages graphic epic titled Immortals: Gods and Heroes. The graphic novel explains how Theseus was trained by Zeus and how he came to be such a cunning warrior.
Related articles Edit Minotaur Theseus in Immortals. Acamas Added by Smallvilleantonio Centaur Aethra Poseidon
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