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Theseus

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Mythological Narrative

Athenian founder-hero who killed the Minotaur in the Cretan labyrinth. Traditionally given two fathers, the mortal king Aegeus and the god Poseidon.

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Classical Art & Museum Artifacts

2 Archival Artifacts Documented

High-resolution museum artifacts, classical sculptures, pottery reliefs, and bronze idols preserving authentic historical representations of Theseus.

Terracotta eye-cup with a painted scene of Theseus and the Minotaur. Photograph: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Greek, Atticca. 530 BCE

Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)

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Terracotta skyphos with a painted scene of Theseus and the Minotaur. Photograph: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Greek, Atticca. 470–460 BCE

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)

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