CLASSIC 45B Lecture 3: Theseus
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Athenians considered him to be a reformer who unified politically the greater region around athens, attica. Son of aegeus, king of athens and aethra. Aegeus is another form of poseidon; connection with aegean. Consultation of delphi oracle: not to undo wineskin"s mouth until he returned home. Pittheus(king of troezen) made aegeus drunk and had his daughter aethra lie with him. Had a child and aethra is told by. Aegeus not to tell their child his father"s identity. Theme of hero who grows up without father. Was to send theseus to athens when old enough to lift rock where there would be his father"s tokens. Grew up in pittheus and become a super strong man. Advised to travel by sea but preferred to travel by land from troezen to. This way had to go through labors of theseus . Theseus"s six labors from troezen to athens. Periphetes or corynetes, brigand and son of hephaestus. club.
