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Theseus

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The·se·us  (ths-s, -sys)
n. Greek Mythology
A hero and king of Athens who slew the Minotaur and united Attica.
The·sean (th-sn) adj.
Theseus [ˈθiːsɪəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) 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
Thesean  [θɪˈsiːən] adj
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Noun1.Theseus - (Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united AtticaTheseus - (Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Translations
Theseus [ˈθiːsjuːs] N → Teseo
Theseus [ˈθiːsɪəs] n → Teseo
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But, from his earliest remembrance, Aethra used to go with little Theseus into a wood, and sit down upon a moss-grown rock, which was deeply sunken into the earth.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Theseus could not have shown his ability had he not found the Athenians dispersed.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
Then I saw Phaedra, and Procris, and fair Ariadne daughter of the magician Minos, whom Theseus was carrying off from Crete to Athens, but he did not enjoy her, for before he could do so Diana killed her in the island of Dia on account of what Bacchus had said against her.
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