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Theseus, Hero of Athens
In the ancient Greek world, myth functioned as a method of both recording history and providing precedent for political programs. While today the word "myth" is almost synonymous with "fiction," in antiquity, myth was an alternate form of reality. Thus, the rise of Theseus as the national hero of Athens, evident in the evolution of his iconography in Athenian art, was a result of a number of historical and political developments that occurred during the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.
Theseus, Hero of Athens | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art s deeds was the slaying of the minotaur ( 64.300; 47.11.5; 09.221.39 ). athens was forced to pay an annual tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to king minos of crete to feed the minotaur, half man, half bull, that inhabited the labyrinthine palace of minos at knossos. theseus, determined to end minoan dominance, volunteered to be one of the sacrificial youths. on crete, theseus seduced minos's daughter, ariadne, who conspired to help him kill the minotaur and escape by giving him a ball of yarn to unroll as he moved throughout the labyrinth (
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