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King Theseus of Athens was the son of Aegeus and Aethra. Aethra was the daughter of King Pitheus of Trozen. His

paternal ancestors were the elderly king Elishtunios and the legendary Athenians who grew out of the ground; The ancestor was Pelops, the most powerful of the Peloponnesian kings. Pelops' son Petheus founded the city of Trozen. On one occasion, he personally received King Aegeus, who had ruled Athens 20 years before Jason set out to seek the Golden Fleece.

Aegeus had no sons, so he was very afraid of his brother Pallas, who had 50 sons and was hostile to him.

He wanted to remarry quietly without telling his wife, hoping to have a son to comfort him in his old age and inherit his throne. He confided his thoughts to his friend Pitheus. Fortunately, Pitheus received an oracle saying that his daughter would not have an open marriage, but would give birth to a famous son. So Pitheus decided to secretly marry his daughter Aethra to Aegeus, even though Aegeus already had a wife. Aegeus married Aethra, and after spending a few days at Trozen returned to Athens. He said goodbye to his newlywed

wife at the beach. When saying goodbye, he put a sword and a pair of tripping shoes under a huge rock on the beach and said: "If God only bless me

and give you a son, then please raise him quietly and don't let anyone know who the child's father is

until the child grows up, is strong and able. When the rock is moved, bring him here and bring him the sword and the sandals, and tell them to come to me in Athens." Sure enough, Ra gave birth to a son, named Theseus. Theseus grew up under the care of his grandfather Petheus. The mother never

said who the child's biological father was. Pitheus told the outside world that he was the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea. The Trojans regarded Poseidon as the patron saint of the city and had special respect for him. They sacrificed the fresh fruits they picked every year to Poseidon. The trident in Poseidon's Hand

is the symbol of Trozen City. Therefore, it is not at all dishonorable for a king's daughter to bear a son to a revered god.

As the child grew up, he became not only strong and handsome, but also calm, witty and courageous. One day, his mother Aethra took her son to a rock on the seashore, confided to him his true life experience, and asked him to take it out to prove his identity to his father Aegeus

< p>'s sword and tripping shoes, and took them to Athens.

Theseus hugged the boulder and pushed it aside effortlessly. He put on his sword and put on his shoes. Although his mother and grandfather repeatedly asked him to take the sea route, he was unwilling to take a boat. At that time, the land route from the Isthmus of Corinth to Athens

was full of robbers and villains who blocked the road. Although several bandits had been killed by Hercules, when he was a slave under Omphale, the queen of Lydia, violence in Greece became rampant again. That was because no one able to stop them.

The journey from Peloponnese to Athens was fraught with danger. Grandfather Pitheus described these bandits and villains to Theseus one by one, especially emphasizing that they were very cruel to outsiders. But Theseus was determined to follow Hercules' example. Heracles came to visit his grandfather when Theseus was only

five years old. Theseus also had the honor to dine at the same table with the great hero. Hera

While eating, Cleus took off the lion skin from his body and put it aside. The other children were scared away when they saw the lion skin, but Hughes was not afraid at all. He went out, took the ax from a servant, and boldly pounced on the lion's skin. He

thought he was seeing a real lion in front of him! Since meeting Hercules this time, he has always admired the hero and thought about how to achieve achievements like him in the future. In addition, Heracles and Theseus were related. Their mothers were cousins. Therefore, how could the sixteen-year-old Theseus watch his cousin make great achievements everywhere while he avoided the struggle?

"People regard me as the son of Poseidon. If I cross the sea safely, if my token shoes are not stained with the dust of battle

nor my sword. "What will my real father say if there are blood stains?" Theseus' words were impassioned, and my grandfather was very happy to hear them, because he was also a brave and fighting hero in the past. After hearing what her son said, the mother quickly blessed her son. Theseus packed his bags and bravely embarked on the journey.

Edit this paragraph on the way to find his father

The first person Theseus met on the way to find his father was the thief Periphotus, who was dancing with a stick , often beating passers-by into meat pies, so he was nicknamed "The Stick Dancer".

When Theseus came to the area of ??Epidaurus, the vicious robber suddenly jumped out of the dense forest and blocked his

path. Theseus showed no fear and shouted to him: "You've come just in time!" Then he rushed towards the robber. The two fought for several rounds, and the stick dance king was beaten to death. Theseus picked up the iron rod of the dead man and carried it with him as a souvenir of his victory

and as a weapon.

Arrived at Corinthus, he met another villain, the tree puller Sinnis, because he was extremely powerful and could pull down two pine trees with both hands at the same time

Pull it down. He tied the captured passerby to a treetop, and then let the treetop bounce upwards, tearing his

limbs in half. Theseus swung his iron rod angrily and soon killed the villain. Sinis had a beautiful and gentle daughter Peregina. When she saw her father being killed, she ran away in horror. Theseus pursued him and searched everywhere. In desperation, the girl hid in the bushes and innocently prayed to the bushes to save her life. She swore that if the woods were willing to save her and protect her,

then they would never damage or burn the woods in the future. Theseus called her out and promised not to hurt her, and then she came out. From then on

she lived under the protection of Theseus. Later, Theseus married the girl to Eanaeus, the king of Ocaria and son of Eurytus. Her descendants followed her promise and never burned the woods.

Theseus not only eliminated the robbers along the way, but also fearlessly conquered the ferocious wild beasts like Heracles.

He defeated Phea, a ferocious boar, at Chromion. When he arrived at the border of Megareth, he met the evil thief Skaron again. This bandit usually haunts the mountains and forests of Megares and Attica, and lives in tall caves. He has a bad habit of catching strangers and ordering them to wash his feet. . While washing their feet, he kicked them into the sea and drowned them. Theseus followed suit this time and kicked him into the sea and drowned him.

Later he entered the Attica region and met the bandit Kercyon near the city of Eleusis. Kercyon forced those who passed by to wrestle with him, and those who lost to him were killed. Theseus accepted his challenge, defeated him, and brought great harm to the place.

Soon, Theseus met the last and most cruel highway robber of the trip, Damastus, nicknamed the Iron Bedbandit

Bandit. The robber had two beds, one long and one short. If the stranger who passed by was a small man, he would take him to the big bed and say: "You see, my bed is too long. My friend, let me stretch you out." , let you work hard to fit into this bed

After that, stretch the stranger's body until he dies; if the guest is tall, he will

Ask the guest to sleep on a small bed and then say, “I’m so sorry, my friend, this bed is too small and wasn’t made for you. Well, let me

help you. "As he spoke, he chopped off the guest's feet until they were as long as the bed. Theseus caught the tall robber, forced him to sleep on a small bed, and chopped them off with a sharp sword. His body until his painful death

Theseus met few warm and friendly people during his difficult journey. Later, he came across the Physos River.

Several Fitaliten tribesmen received Theseus warmly. At his request, the masters baptized him according to traditional customs to cleanse him of the blood. , and entertained him with food and drink at home. When he regained his energy, he sincerely thanked the righteous master, and then walked all the way to his father's hometown.

Edit this paragraph. Theseus in Athens

Theseus arrived in Athens, but he did not find the peace and happiness he expected. The citizens did not trust each other and the city was in chaos. The palace was also shrouded in a demonic shadow. Ever since Medea left Corinthus and broke up with the desperate Jason, she also came to Athens and deceived the favor of King Aegeus. . Medea promised to use the magic potion to restore the king's youth, so the two lived together. Medea was proficient in magic and was afraid of being kicked out of the palace when Theseus arrived in Athens. , she persuaded ?geus to poison the stranger who entered the palace with poison during the meal. She said that he was a dangerous spy.

He didn't know his son at all. When he saw the city citizens fighting with each other, he thought it was strangers who were causing trouble, so he was suspicious of all new arrivals.

Theseus came into the palace to have breakfast. He was very happy to let his father identify who the person in front of him was. The cup of poisoned wine

The cup was brought to her, and Medea waited anxiously for the young man to drink. But Theseus pushed the wine glass aside. He was eager to show the token of the year in front of his father. He pretended to cut meat and pulled out the sword that his father had buried under the rock, hoping to attract his father's attention. As soon as Aegeus saw the familiar sword, he immediately threw away the cup in front of Theseus. He asked Theseus a few questions and was convinced that the young man in front of him was the son he prayed for from the goddess of fate. He opened his arms, embraced his son, and introduced him to those around him. Theseus also told them about the adventures on the journey. The Athenians warmly welcomed the young hero. The scheming Medea was expelled by the king and she fled to her hometown of Colchis. At that time, his father Aeethe's throne had been usurped by his younger brother. Medea came to an understanding with her father and used magic to help her father regain the throne.

Edit this paragraph Theseus and Minos

Theseus became a prince and the heir to the throne. The first achievement he made was to kill the 50 sons of his uncle Pallas. They have long coveted the throne, and now they are very angry with this foreigner who suddenly arrived, because he will not only rule the country in the future, but also dominate them. The 50 sons obtained weapons, set up an ambush, and prepared to attack Theseus. But their messenger was also a stranger, and he reported the conspiracy to Theseus. Theseus immediately rushed to their ambush point and killed all 50 of them. In order not to cause this self-defense killing to arouse the resentment of the people, he immediately went out and did a risky thing that was beneficial to the people: subduing the Marathon buffalo. This bison was originally captured by Hercules from Crete and later released on the order of Eurystheus. It ran rampant in the four villages of Attica and harmed the people. . Theseus caught the buffalo and brought it back to Athens for people to watch. Later, he killed it and sacrificed it to the sun god Apollo.

At this time, King Minos of Crete had sent envoys three times to ask for tribute. The situation was this: Androgeus, the son of Minos

was murdered by a conspiracy in Attica. Minos raised an army to avenge his son, causing great disasters to the residents there. The gods also caused drought and plague, making the place desolate. So the oracle came down from the Temple of Apollo: Athens

If the Athenians could appease Minos' anger and obtain his forgiveness, then the disaster in Athens and the anger of the gods would be over immediately

< p>Remove. The Athenians sued Minos for peace and promised to send seven pairs of boys and girls to Crete every nine years as tribute. After Minos received the boys and girls, he imprisoned them in the famous Cretan labyrinth, and then led them to the Minotaur, an ugly half-man, half-bull monster.

< p> They kill. Now it's time for the third tribute. Boys and girls faced a terrible and cruel fate. Their parents complained that Aegeus was the cause of the disaster, saying that he allowed an illegitimate son to inherit the throne, but he was indifferent to other people's children and allowed them to be slaughtered. The complaints reached Theseus's ears, which made him very heartbroken. When everyone was gathering, he stood up resolutely and announced that he was willing to go without drawing lots. The Athenians appreciated his bravery and selflessness. After Aegeus heard about it, he rushed over and asked him repeatedly to change his mind, but Theseus was resolute and determined. He comforted his father and promised that he would be able to change his mind.

Subdue the Minotaur and prevent other boys and girls from being harmed. In the past, ships carrying boys and girls sailed to Crete with black sails. Now Aegeus, hearing his son's proud speech, gave the helmsman a white sail. He ordered that if Theseus came back safely, the black sails on the ship would be replaced with white sails. Otherwise, the black flag would still be hung to indicate failure.

After the lot was drawn, young Theseus took the boys and girls who won the lot to the temple of Apollo first, and sacrificed white wool to the god Apollo in the name of everyone.

Wrapped olive branch as a gift to pray for protection. Then, they came to the seaside together and boarded the sad ship. The oracle at Delphi had told him that he should choose the goddess of love as his guide. Although Theseus did not understand what it meant, he still offered sacrifices to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and the results were very effective. Because Thesius arrived at the island of Crete and was brought to King Minos. This young and energetic handsome man won the heart of the king's charming daughter.

To win the favor of Rhiadne, she secretly confided her love to Theseus, gave him a ball of thread, and taught him to tie one end of the ball to the entrance of the maze. Then follow the rolling ball of thread straight ahead until you reach the residence of the ugly Minotaur.

In addition,

She gave Theseus a sharp sword with which to kill the Minotaur.

Minos sent Theseus and others into the labyrinth. Theseus went ahead. He defeated the Minotaur with two treasures, and luckily got out of the maze with the boys and girls following the thread. When they came out, Ariadne fled with them.

Theseus followed her advice and dug through the bottom of the Cretan ships so that Minos could not pursue them. After boarding the boat, they thought everything was fine, so they took the boat to Dia Island without any worries. The island later became known as Naxos. Inte

Sius suddenly saw Bacchus, the god of wine, in his dream. Dionysus claimed that Ariadne had been engaged to him for a long time, and he threatened Theseus with disaster if Ariadne was not kept.

Theseus grew up with his grandfather. His grandfather warned him to fear the gods, so he was afraid that the gods would be angry with him, so he had to leave the sad princess in the desolate place. On an isolated island, take a boat back by yourself. That night, Bacchus, the god of wine, took Ariadne

to Mount Drivos. When he reached the mountain, he disappeared, and soon Ariadne also disappeared quietly.

Theseus and his followers were so sad and depressed because of the loss of the girl Ariadne that they forgot that the ship still had black sails instead of white sails. The ship sailed quickly towards the coast of home with a sad sign. Aegeus was on the coast

Looking up, he suddenly saw a ship coming from the distance with black sails hanging on it, thinking that his son was dead. He suddenly despaired,

he jumped into the sea and drowned. Later, in memory of him, this sea was called the Aegean Sea.

After a while, Theseus led everyone to land. He offered sacrifices to the gods on the coast and sent a messenger to the city to tell everyone the news of the rescued boys and girls. He saw some people greeting him with joy and others immersed in infinite sorrow. He couldn't figure out what was going on. At this time, news of the king's death gradually spread. When the messenger heard the news, he returned to the seaside. He saw Theseus was offering sacrifices in the temple, so he stood outside the door without saying anything, for fear of being disturbed by the sad news

a sacred ceremony. After the sacrifices were poured out, he informed Theseus of the death of King Aegeus. Theseus suddenly

fainted and fell to the ground.

Edit this paragraph Theseus became king

Theseus buried his father with grief, and then dedicated the ship on which the boys and girls of Attica were riding to Apollo. Luo, that is

a ship that can only accommodate 30 sailors. In memory of this magical adventure, the Athenians tried to preserve the ship and constantly replaced the rotten wood on the ship. Therefore, many years later, this ancient and precious monument can still be seen in the time of Alexander the Great.

Theseus became king. Facts have shown that he was not only a hero in battle, but also a genius in governing the country.

He made the people live and work in peace and contentment and be happy. In this he even surpassed the example set by himself, Hercules. Before he came to power, most of the residents of Attica lived in the small city of Athens and the surrounding farms and sparse villages. It would be very difficult to gather the villagers. Theseus gathered all the residents of the Attica region into the city, organized the scattered villages, and built a unified country. He did not use force to accomplish this great undertaking. Instead, he traveled around and went to various villages and towns in person to negotiate with people from all parties and obtain their consent. It is not difficult to persuade the poor or lowly

people, because they do not suffer any disadvantage by joining forces with the rich. In order to persuade the rich and powerful, Theseus announced restrictions on the king's power and promised to formulate a constitution that would guarantee their freedom. "As for myself," he said, "I only want to be your leader in times of war and a protector of the constitution in peacetime. I think all our residents should enjoy equality

"Many nobles realize that this reform may bring benefits to them, so they welcome it. There are also some conservative people who are afraid of Theseus among the people. They were afraid of his power and amazing courage, so before Theseus could force them, they all expressed their willingness to accept his persuasion.

Theseus abolished the separate municipal councils and independent institutions of each town, and he established a single municipal council in the center of the city.

He also established a holiday for all residents, which was called the Panathenaic Festival, a common holiday for all Athenians. From then on,

Athens developed into a real city and was accepted and recited by more and more people.

In the past, it was just a king's castle. The people who built it called it Kaikrupa Castle. There were only a few residential houses around it. In order to further expand the city,

he guaranteed equal rights for all residents to attract new immigrants. He hoped that Athens would become a center of multi-ethnic settlement.

However, in order to avoid chaos caused by the influx of a large number of people, he divided the residents in the new city into three major classes: nobles, farmers and craftsmen, and stipulated independent rights and obligations for each class. As king, he also limited his power. As he personally promised, he made the king's power moderated by the assembly of nobles and the assembly of the people.

Edit this section of the war between Theseus and the Amazons

After Theseus established the new country, he made the goddess Athena the protector of Athens, and he was also very fond of Poseidon. Respect and regard

oneself as Poseidon's special darling. He held sacred wrestling games at the Isthmus of Corinth. At this moment, Athens

faced an unexpected and novel threat of war.

During the early adventures of Theseus, he reached the banks of the Amazon during a crusade. The strange thing was that the warlike Amazons

were not afraid of the burly hero. Instead, they treated him as a guest and gave him many gifts. Not only did Theseus like these gifts, but he also fell in love with a beautiful Amazonian daughter named Hippolyta. Theseus invited her to board the ship, and after she got on board, Theseus immediately unmoored and sailed the ship. After he returned to Athens, he married Hippolyta, but the aggressive and warlike Amazon woman was angry at his abduction. They have been looking for revenge for a long time. One day, they suddenly arrived with a fleet of ships, landed on land, besieged the city, captured Athens, and even set up camp in the center of Athens. The residents had already fled into the castle in fear

. The two sides faced off and did not dare to attack rashly for a long time. Later, Theseus sacrificed to the goddess of revenge and received the oracle, and then he began to patrol the castle and organize the battle. At first the men of Athens were violently attacked by the Amazons, and retreated as far as the temple of the Fury Erinyes. Later, the right wing of the Amazons was repulsed and many were killed. King

Queen Hippolyta fought with her husband in the battle against the Amazons. A dart struck her from beside Theseus and stabbed her to death

. In memory of this Amazonian daughter, the Athenians built a large column in her honor. Later, the war was resolved peacefully and the two sides concluded a peace treaty. The Amazons left Athens and retreated to their own country.

Edit this paragraph Theseus and Pirithous

Theseus was strong and famous for his bravery, which was admirable. At that time, there was also a world-famous hero Pirithous. He was the son of Ixion and wanted to compete with Theseus. So he deliberately stole some of Theseus' cattle. When

he heard that Theseus was pursuing him in full force, he felt very happy, and stood by to prepare for the contest. When the two heroes approached, each admired the other's prowess and courage, so they unanimously put their weapons on the ground and ran towards the other.

Pirithous stretched out his right hand and asked Theseus to judge him for stealing the cattle, and Theseus's eyes were shining with joy

and he replied: "The only satisfaction I want is, I want you to be my friend and comrade-in-arms." The two heroes immediately embraced each other and vowed to remain loyal to their friendship forever.

Soon, Pirithous married Hippodamia, a Lapithian, and he invited Theseus to attend the wedding. The Lapithians are a famous race in the Thessaly region. They are fierce and rugged mountain people. They were the first humans to tame horses. Although the bride comes from this barbaric race, she has a slender figure, a beautiful face, and a kind nature. The guests all congratulated Pilithous on marrying such a happy wife. All the nobles in Thessaly were invited to the wedding banquet. The Centaurians, relatives of Pilithous, also came. They are centaur and half-horse monsters who were born in the clouds. It is said that they are closely related to Ixion, the father of Pirithous. Ixion turned out to be the king of Lapith. He killed his father-in-law Daaeon and fled to Zeus. He

actually made rude demands to the God Queen Hera. Zeus used a dark cloud to impersonate Hera, and Ixion embraced the dark cloud and gave birth to those centaur and half-horse monsters. For this reason, the Centauros are called "descendants of the clouds". They were the enemies of the Lapithians.

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