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Theseus
[ thee-see-uhs, -syoos ]
noun
- an Attic hero, the husband of Phaedra, father of Hippolytus, and slayer of the Minotaur and the robber Procrustes.
Theseus
/ ˈθiːsɪəs; θɪˈsiːən /
noun
- Greek myth a hero of Attica, noted for his many great deeds, among them the slaying of the Minotaur, the conquest of the Amazons, whose queen he married, and participation in the Calydonian hunt
Theseus
- In classical mythology , a hero of the city of Athens (see also Athens ). He killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and made war on the Amazons , subsequently marrying their queen, Hippolyta.
Derived Forms
- Thesean, adjective
Other Words From
- The·se·an [thi-, see, -, uh, n], adjective
Example Sentences
Theseus managed to kill the Minotaur, but still needed help from a princess to escape.
One of the paper’s authors compared the tree to the Ship of Theseus — a mythical vessel that has been entirely rebuilt with new parts.
"You can come out of them with feelings of secret and victorious expansion, as if you were Theseus after slaying the Minotaur."
“And sort of like the ship of Theseus, by the end they actually have a completely different revue,” said Ellison, who is directing the opener in Brooklyn.
In 12-day autumn festivals they wove hands together and circled chestnut, walnut and hazelnut trees, their dance through labyrinthine groves like Ariadne’s gift to Theseus.
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