Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Theseus - Son of Aethra and Poseidon

According to the myth,Theseus's mother was Aethra,but he had two father's,Poseidon and Aegeus.Aethra was Aegeus's bride and on their wedding night she slept with him before she decided to go to the coast and rest.There she had intercourse with Poseidon.So Thesus has two father's,one mortal and other immortal.



"Minotaur"

Source: http://minos-the-minotaur-comic.dumbbum.net/minotaur-photo-album.php

Most familiar myth about Theseus is when king Minos decided to send 7 Athenian boys and 7 Athenian Girls to go to the labyrinth created by Dedalus to be eaten by Minotaur,half bull - half man beast.Theseus volunteered to slay the beast.After he founded Minotaur in labyrith they had a fight,Theseus won by stabbing the beast's throat and cutting his head off.