meanings of theseus encyclopedia of theseus dictionary of theseus thesaurus on theseus books about theseus dreams about theseus
 theseus - Definition 

Theseus (12298 bytes)
2: ...Athens]], son of [[Aegeus]] (or of [[Poseidon]]). Theseus was considered by Athenians as the great reformer...
8: ...thieves and bandits. Young, brave, and ambitious, Theseus decided to go by the land route, and defeated a g...
10: ... of his kingdom, and was succeeded by the victor. Theseus overturned this religious rite by refusing to be ...
12: ... victims and then killed them with an iron club. Theseus killed him, as well.
14: ...ster (or, in some versions, a giant [[turtle]]). Theseus pushed him off the cliff.

HMS Theseus (865 bytes)
1: ...comes from an ancient king of [[Athens]] called [[Theseus]].
3: *[[HMS Theseus (1786)]] was a 74-gun [[third-rate]] frigate, lau...
4: *''[[HMS Theseus (1892)]]'' was a [[protected cruiser]] of the [[E...
5: *The last [[HMS Theseus (R64)]] was a [[Colossus class aircraft carrier|C...

Theseus and the Minotaur (4490 bytes)
1: ... by [[Robert Abbott]]. In this maze, you act as [[Theseus]] and attempt to escape the "[[labyrinth]]." The ...
6: * [http://www.logicmazes.com/theseus.html A Java Applet version of the maze you can pl...
7: * [http://www.logicmazes.com/theseus4.html The above referenced article text from ''Ga...
14: There was once [[Theseus]], the son of great [[Poseidon]], earthshaker. Al...
16: ...e]] lived all the omens and demons. One by one, [[Theseus]] destroyed all the monsters, earning himself the...

Bristol Theseus (594 bytes)
1: ....theseus.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bristol Theseus engine]]
3: The '''Theseus''' was the [[Bristol Aeroplane Company]]'s first ...

Ship of Theseus (2739 bytes)
1: ...''' is a replacement [[paradox]] also known as '''Theseus's paradox'''.
5: :"The ship wherein [[Theseus]] and the youth of [[Athens]] returned [from [[Cr...
7: ...ip, which—if either—would be the original ship of Theseus?
11: If Theseus paid a nontransferable fee, allowed to be used fo...
29: [[sv:Theseus_skepp]]

HMS Theseus (R64) (10723 bytes)
2: <tr><td colspan="2" align="center">[[Image:HMS Theseus (R64) Colossus class carrier.jpg]]</td></tr>
24: '''HMS ''Theseus'' (R64)''' was a [[Colossus class carrier|''Colos...
26: ...monwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] Task Force. ''Theseus'' with accompanying ships sailed from [[Sasebo]] ...
28: ... ferocious attacks from aircraft flying off the ''Theseus'', who after the end of their fourth tour had cha...
30: ...ng milestone of 1,000 accident-free landings on ''Theseus''. The CAG (Carrier Air Group) were awarded the B...

HMS Theseus (1786) (2834 bytes)
1: ...ackwall]], [[London]] in [[1786]]. In [[1798]], ''Theseus'' took part in the decisive [[Battle of the Nile]...
3: ...r with three British warships, one of which was ''Theseus''.
5: ...d. Two other French warships managed to escape. ''Theseus'' had five sailors killed and thirty wounded, inc...
9: ... many of the Royal Navy's most famous victories ''Theseus'' was broken up at [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]] in [...
11: See [[HMS Theseus|HMS ''Theseus'']] for other ships of the name.

HMS Theseus (1892) (2087 bytes)
1: ...of the [[Blake class cruiser|''Blake'' class]]. ''Theseus'' was launched at Blackwall, London in [[1892]] a...
3: ...rom [[1905]] to [[1913]]. In February [[1913]], ''Theseus'' joined the [[Queenstown]] Training Squadron.
5: ...by [[U-9]]. The submarines first torpedo missed ''Theseus'' but sadly hit ''Hawke'', igniting a magazine th...
7: ...ne task of being a [[depot ship]]. In [[1919]], ''Theseus'' had her final deployment, when she was sent to ...
9: See [[HMS Theseus|HMS ''Theseus'']] for other ships of this name.

Hecale (538 bytes)
1: ...ecale''' was an old woman who offered succor to [[Theseus]] on his way to capture the [[Marathonian Bull]].
3: ...t when he returned to Hecale's hut, she was dead. Theseus built a [[deme]] in her honor.

Menestheus (741 bytes)
1: ...When he died, Athens passed back to the family of Theseus.
3: {{King of Athens | Prev=[[Theseus]] | Next=[[Demophon]]}}

Sciron (352 bytes)
1: ...Foot-Washer''', was an elderly robber killed by [[Theseus]].
3: ... eaten by a sea monster (or a giant [[turtle]]). Theseus pushed him off the cliff.

Siris (344 bytes)
1: ...ogy]], '''Siris''' or '''Sinis''' was killed by [[Theseus]].
3: ...hen let the trees go, tearing his victims apart. Theseus killed him the same way and married his daughter,...

Pirithous (1903 bytes)
1: ...husband of [[Hippodamia]]. His best friend was [[Theseus]].
3: ... of cattle from [[Marathon, Greece|Marathon]] and Theseus set out to pursue him. Pirithous took up arms an...
7: ...thous chose [[Persephone]]. They left Helen with Theseus' mother, [[Aethra]] and travelled to the underwor...
9: ...ok when he attempted to liberate Pirithous. When Theseus returned to Athens, the [[Dioscuri]], Helen's twi...

Hippolytus (mythology) (1860 bytes)
1: ...reek mythology]], '''Hippolytus''' was a son of [[Theseus]] and either [[Antiope]] or [[Hippolyte]]. He wa...
3: ...th. In an alternate version, Phaedra simply told Theseus this and did not kill herself; [[Dionysus]] sent ...

Phaedra (2055 bytes)
3: ...as the mother of [[Demophon]] and [[Acamas]] by [[Theseus]].
5: ...e truth. In a third version, Phaedra simply told Theseus this and did not kill herself; [[Dionysus]] sent ...

Aethra (992 bytes)
1: ...of [[Troezena]] and, with [[Aegeas]], mother of [[Theseus]].
3: ...is weapons back. Aethra did as she was told and Theseus grew up to be a great hero, killing the [[Minotau...
5: Later, Theseus kidnapped [[Helen]] and gave her to Aethra to kee...

Aegeus (3230 bytes)
1: ...'''Aegeas''' or '''Aigeas''', was the father of [[Theseus]] and a [[Kings of Athens|Athenian King]]. He wa...
9: ...bandits all the way. Young, brave and ambitious, Theseus decided to go to Athens by land.
11: ...hield and sword and knocked the wine glass out of Theseus' hand. Father and son were reunited.
13: ...otaur]], a vicious monster. This continued until Theseus killed the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne, Min...
15: ... he had been successful in killing the Minotaur. Theseus forgot and Aegeus jumped into the sea when he saw...

Procrustes (823 bytes)
1: ... the bed. He continued this until he encountered Theseus and ended up in his own bed.

1230s BC (932 bytes)
7: ... of 48 years. He is succeeded by the still living Theseus. The [[Aegean Sea]] is reportedly named in his ho...

Hippolyte (3024 bytes)
7: ...ack them or to kidnap Hippolyte) but Herakles and Theseus escape with the girdle and Antiope. According to ...
9: ... this fails as she is killed by, in some versions Theseus' men, in others [[Penthesilea]], another Amazon.

 << Prev 20 Result Pages:   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  Next 20 >>
Copyright 2008 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  ::  Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "theseus".