How did ancient Greek hero Theseus unite all of Attica under the rule of Athens, and what was it like before he did?
Theseus is remembered as the hero who defeated the Minotaur, but his story is far more complex than a single victory. From lifting a sword hidden beneath a massive stone to navigating the deadly ...
Yvan Pommaux, trans. from the French by Richard Kutner. Candlewick/Toon Graphics, $16.95 (56p) ISBN 978-1-935179-61-0 French author-artist Pommaux offers a solid graphic retelling of the life of ...
Byrd (Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer) here retells an action-packed tale of the Greek hero Theseus: Theseus' childhood meeting with the strongman Heracles, his reunion with his father, King Aegeus, and ...
Do you recall the story of Theseus and the Minotaur? How King Minos of Crete demanded, as tribute from Athens, seven young women and men to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. How Theseus, the son of King ...
In Greek myth, King Minos, to consolidate his position on the Cretan throne, asked the god Poseidon to send him a snow-white bull as a sign of divine favour. But instead of sacrificing the superb bull ...
Theseus and the Minotaur (Minotaurum Theseus vincit), from The Metamorphoses of Ovid (Metamorphosean Sive Transformationum), plate 74 / The Metamorphoses of Ovid [35.6(75)] ...
17.75 x 11.75 x 7 in. (45.1 x 29.8 x 17.8 cm.) In a Greek myth involving Gods and monsters, and through a convoluted plot, the Minotaur, imprisoned in an elaborate labyrinth, was sent seven men and ...