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Greek MythologyBy: Morgan, Abby, & Megan
Theseus● Lineage: Hercules’s cousin, Lovers:
Phaedra, Hippolyta, Parents: Aegeus & Aethra.
● Symbol:
● Powers: Strength, wit, charm● Weakness: Forgetful● Description: Strong, loyal, caring to
his close relations, heroic, courageous
● Important Events:○ Slays minotaur to with help from Ariadne.○ Banishes his innocent son Hippolytus because
his wife Phaedra fell in love with him and killed herself.
○ His father set a boulder for his son to lift to prove his strength and worthiness in order to meet him.
○ Went to go find the golden fleece.○ Lord of Hades saved Theseus from the
underworld and from then he married Phaedra.
● Allusion:Harry Potter- Harry didn't know he was a wizard until later in life; Theseus didn't know he was the king’s son until later in life.
● In relation to everyday life: Theseus became a great national hero of Attica, he also became an important political figure of Athens in the early fifth century. Also today people call mazes labyrinths.
Minotaur ● Lineage: offspring of Minos’ wife
Pasiphae and a wonderfully beautiful bull, Father-Poseidon, Foster father- Androgeus, Half brothers- Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus; Half-sisters: Ariadne and Phaedra; Brother-in-law: Theseus and Dionysus
● Symbol:
● Powers: Incredibly strong with sharp horns, a fierce fighter, hungry for flesh
● Weakness: Not incredibly bright; a bit top heavy, constantly hungry and angry, can be killed with his own horn.
● Description: Half human, half bull● Events:
○ Every 9 years 7 maidens and 7 youths were sacrificed to the Minotaur
○ Daedalus a great architect and inventor built the labyrinth which trapped the Minotaur.
● Allusions: Narnia
Centaurs (Chiron)
● Lineage: Son of Titan(Kronos) half brother of Zeus, Mother: Philyra, Offspring: The Nymphai Pelionides, Endeis, Melanippe, Okyrrhoe, Karystos
● Symbol:
● Description: More like beasts than men, Half man, half horse, (Just Chiron)-known for his goodness, and wisdom
● Powers: Physically strong, wise, more mature than the other Centaur
● Weakness: His star pupil Aesculapius
● Events:○ Hercules caused his death by an
accidental wound.○ Zeus permitted Chiron to die rather
than live forever in pain.● Allusion: Narnia and Harry Potter
Ariadne
● Lineage:○ Parents: Minos and Pasiphae○ Lovers: Theseus(fell in love with him),
Dionysos (Husband) ○ Children:Thoas, Staphylos, Oinopion,
Peparethos, Eurymedon
● Symbol:
● Powers: Mortal● Weaknesses: Her love for Theseus● Description: Cunning and witty● Events: Told Theseus the secret to
exiting the labyrinth in exchange for marriage
● Events:○ Theseus left her on the island of Naxos
where she died ○ Dionysus saved her then turned her
immortal to become his wife● Allusion: Midsummer Night’s Dream
SourcesSpies, Karen Bornemann. Heroes in Greek Mythology Rock! Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2012. Print.
Hamilton, Edith, and Steele Savage. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. New York, NY: Warner, 1942. Print.
Atsma, Aaron J. "MINOTAUR : Bull-headed Man of the Labyrinth of Crete, Labor Theseus ; Greek Mythology ; Pictures : MINOTAUROS." MINOTAUR : Bull-headed Man of the Labyrinth of Crete, Labor Theseus ; Greek Mythology ; Pictures : MINOTAUROS. Theoi Project Copyright, 2000-2001. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.