Theseus

An Argonaut. Kills the Minotaur. Also a participant in the Calydonian Boar Hunt.

Genealogy

Aethra

Aegeus

Medus

Phaedra

Acamas, Demophon, Hippolytus

Groups
  1. Argonauts
  2. Calydonian Boar Hunt
Places
  1. Aphidnae
  2. Athens
  3. Calydon
  4. Colonus
  5. Crete
  6. Crommyon
  7. Eleusis
  8. Epidaurus
  9. Hades
  10. India
  11. Iolcus
  12. Isthmus
  13. Media
  14. Naxos
  15. Scironian Rocks
  16. Sparta
  17. Thebes
  18. Themiscyra
  19. Troezen
  20. Troy
  21. Unknown
Events
  1. Theseus and the Minotaur
  2. Theseus sets out for the Calydonian Boar Hunt
  3. Heroes gather in Calydon to fight the boar
  4. Crew of the Argo assembles
  5. Medea is expelled from Athens for plotting against Theseus
  6. Theseus conquers Media
  7. Theseus dies
  8. Theseus clears out evil-doers from the Isthmus
  9. Theseus hosts Oedipus
  10. Theseus and the Athenians capture Thebes
  11. Theseus kills Phaea
  12. Theseus kills Sciron by throwing him into the sea
  13. Theseus kills Cercyon
  14. Medea convinces Aegeus to send Theseus against Marathonian bull
  15. Theseus kills the Marathonian bull
  16. Aegeus tries to poison Theseus
  17. Aegeus recognizes Theseus as his son
  18. Theseus is selected as a tribute offering for the Minotaur
  19. Ariadne negotiates marriage with Theseus in exchange for her help
  20. Theseus kills the Minotaur
  21. Theseus and Ariadne stop on Naxos
  22. Theseus forgets to use white sails upon his return to Athens
  23. Theseus rules Athens
  24. Theseus kills the sons of Pallas
  25. Theseus joins Hercules in his expedition against Hippolyte
  26. Theseus abducts Hippolyte
  27. Theseus and the Athenians defeat the Amazon army
  28. Hippolyte threatens to kill the guests at Theseus and Phaedra’s wedding
  29. Theseus kills Hippolyte
  30. Phaedra falsely accuses Hippolytus of rape
  31. Theseus prays to Poseidon that Hippolytus would die
  32. Theseus and Pirithous decide that they will marry daughters of Zeus
  33. Theseus kidnaps Helen
  34. Theseus goes to Hades to get Persephone for Pirithous
  35. Hades binds Theseus and Pirithous to the Chair of Forgetfulness
  36. Hercules saves Theseus from Hades
  37. Hercules fails to rescue Pirithous from Hades
  38. Menestheus drives Theseus away from Athens
  39. Aethra gives birth to Theseus
  40. Theseus pushes away the rock and takes up the sandals and the sword left by his father
  41. Theseus clears bandits off the road to Athens
  42. Theseus kills Periphetes the Clubman and takes his club
  43. Theseus kills Sinis the Pine-bender in the way he killed the passers-by
  44. Theseus kills Damastes
  45. Theseus brings Helen to Aphidnae
  46. Aegeus instructs Theseus to return with white sails on his ship should he survive the Minotaur
  47. Ariadne askes Daedalus how to help Theseus escape the labyrinth
  48. Lycomedes kills Theseus
  49. Hippolyte interrupts the marriage of Phaedra and Theseus with her Amazons
  50. Hippolyte and her Amazons are killed
  51. Theseus offers his condolences to Minos after learning of Androgeos’ death
  52. Antiope was carried off by Peirithous and Theseus
  53. Antiope, for the love of Theseus, surrenders Themiscyra to Heracles
  54. Molpadia is killed by Theseus
  55. Pindar recalls a tale of Antiope, Theseus and Peirithous
  56. Hegias tells the tale of Antiope, Theseus and Heracles
  57. Athenians tell the tale of Antiope, Molpadia and Theseus
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.28
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.12
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.3
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.4
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.9
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.1
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.7
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 16.1
  11. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 16.2
  12. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.3
  13. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.4
  14. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.6
  15. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.8
  16. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.9
  17. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.10
  18. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.11
  19. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.12
  20. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.16
  21. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.17
  22. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.18
  23. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.19
  24. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.21
  25. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.23
  26. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.24
  27. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.2
  28. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.22
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 265
  30. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 1.2
  31. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 1.4
  32. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 2.1
  33. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 3.1
  34. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 3.3
  35. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 5.2
  36. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 8.4
  37. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 15.2
  38. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 15.3
  39. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 17.2
  40. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 17.3
  41. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 17.4
  42. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 17.5
  43. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 17.6
  44. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 18.4
  45. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 19.1
  46. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 20.3
  47. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.2
  48. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.3
  49. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.5
  50. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 23.8
  51. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 24.1
  52. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.7
  53. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.8
  54. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.9
  55. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.10
  56. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 28.10
  57. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 30.4
  58. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 32.6
  59. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 37.4
  60. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 38.5
  61. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 39.2
  62. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 39.3
  63. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 41.3
  64. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 41.4
  65. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 41.5
  66. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 41.7
  67. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 42.2
  68. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 42.4
  69. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 44.8
  70. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 1.3
  71. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 1.4
  72. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 3.8
  73. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 18.9
  74. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 22.6
  75. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 22.7
  76. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 27.4
  77. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 30.9
  78. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 31.1
  79. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 32.1
  80. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 32.7
  81. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 32.9
  82. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 34.6
  83. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 3.7
  84. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 12.9
  85. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.5
  86. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.11
  87. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.15
  88. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.16
  89. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 24.11
  90. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 32.1
  91. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 10.8
  92. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 11.4
  93. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 11.5
  94. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 11.7
  95. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 19.1
  96. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 2.7
  97. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 17.7
  98. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 2.1
  99. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 45.6
  100. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 48.3
  101. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 31.5
  102. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 40.4
  103. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 10.1
  104. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 11.6
  105. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 25.7
  106. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 25.8
  107. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 26.2
  108. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 28.2
  109. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 29.4
  110. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 29.9
  111. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 29.10
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