Greek Mythology
By: Morgan, Abby, & Megan
Theseus
● Lineage: Hercules’s cousin, Lovers:
Phaedra, Hippolyta, Parents: Aegeus &
Aethra.
● Symbol:
● Powers: Strength, wit, charm
● Weakness: Forgetful
● Description: Strong, loyal, caring to his
● Important Events:
○ Slays minotaur to with help from Ariadne.
○ Banishes his innocent son Hippolytus because his
wife Phaedra fell in love with him and killed herself.
○ His father set a boulder for his son to lift to prove his
strength and worthiness in order to meet him.
○ Went to go find the golden fleece.
○ Lord of Hades saved Theseus from the underworld
and from then he married Phaedra.
● Allusion:Harry Potter- Harry didn't know
he was a wizard until later in life; Theseus
didn't know he was the king’s son until
later in life.
● In relation to everyday life: Theseus
became a great national hero of Attica, he
also became an important political figure
of Athens in the early fifth century. Also
today people call mazes labyrinths.
Minotaur
● Lineage: offspring of Minos’ wife
Pasiphae and a wonderfully beautiful bull,
Father-Poseidon, Foster fatherAndrogeus, Half brothers- Catreus,
Deucalion, Glaucus; Half-sisters: Ariadne
and Phaedra; Brother-in-law: Theseus
and Dionysus
● Symbol:
● Powers: Incredibly strong with sharp
horns, a fierce fighter, hungry for flesh
● Weakness: Not incredibly bright; a bit top
heavy, constantly hungry and angry, can
be killed with his own horn.
● Description: Half human, half bull
● Events:
○ Every 9 years 7 maidens and 7 youths were
sacrificed to the Minotaur
○ Daedalus a great architect and inventor
built the labyrinth which trapped the
Minotaur.
● Allusions: Narnia
Centaurs (Chiron)
● Lineage: Son of Titan(Kronos) half brother
of Zeus, Mother: Philyra, Offspring: The
Nymphai Pelionides, Endeis, Melanippe,
Okyrrhoe, Karystos
● Symbol:
● Description: More like beasts than men,
Half man, half horse, (Just Chiron)-known
for his goodness, and wisdom
● Powers: Physically strong, wise, more
mature than the other Centaur
● Weakness: His star pupil Aesculapius
● Events:
○ Hercules caused his death by an accidental
wound.
○ Zeus permitted Chiron to die rather than live
forever in pain.
● Allusion: Narnia and Harry Potter
Ariadne
● Lineage:
○ Parents: Minos and Pasiphae
○ Lovers: Theseus(fell in love with him),
Dionysos (Husband)
○ Children:Thoas, Staphylos, Oinopion,
Peparethos, Eurymedon
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Powers: Mortal
Weaknesses: Her love for Theseus
Description: Cunning and witty
Events: Told Theseus the secret to exiting
the labyrinth in exchange for marriage
● Events:
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Theseus left her on the island of Naxos
where she died
○ Dionysus saved her then turned her immortal
to become his wife
● Allusion: Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Warner, 1942. Print.
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