The Outline of Mythology

Thomas Bulfinch's whole mythic world — the gods of Olympus, King Arthur's Round Table, the Mabinogeon, Beowulf and the paladins of Charlemagne — told as stories, the way 1913 read them.

Theseus

3 pages in this part of The Outline of Mythology.

Theseus

THESEUS was the son of AEgeus, king of Athens, and of AEthra, daughter of the king of Troezen. He was brought up at Troezen, and when…

Theseus: Minotaur

The Athenians were at that time in deep affliction, on account of the tribute which they were forced to pay to Minos, king of Crete. This…

Theseus: Hippolytus

After the death of Antiope, Theseus married Phaedra, daughter of Minos, king of Crete. Phaedra saw in Hippolytus, the son of Theseus, a…

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