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Who is the founder of Athens?
Theseus (technically Cecrops)
What big change did Theseus make to Athens?
He united Attica under the political leadership of Athens
Where can you view some of Theseus’ labours?
On a Kylix (cup)
Who is Aegeus?
King of Athens, Father of Theseus
Why did Aegeus go to Delphi?
to ask the oracle how he could have a son heir
Who is Pittheus?
King of Troezen
Why did Aegeus ask Pittheus for help?
He couldn’t understand the oracle
What did Pittheus do when he realised the oracle and what was it?
next time Aegeus would have sex he would conceive a son, so Pittheus got him drunk and induced him to sleep with his daughter Aethra.
Who is Aethra?
Princess of Troezen, Mother of Theseus
What happened to Aethra the same night she conceived Theseus?
She had a dream where Athena told her to go … Poseidon then emerged from the sea and slept with her
What does characteristics does Theseus have?
Both human and godly characteristics
Why did Aegeus leave Aethra after Theseus was born?
Aegeus was scared Theseus’ cousins would be jealous of him and try to kill him
What did Aegeus do before he left Troezen
He placed his sandals and swords under a rock, if his son was worthy enough to be his heir he would pick up the rock and give him his sword and sandals
Could Theseus lift the rock up when he came of age?
Yes, Theseus easily lifted up the rock and took the sandals and sword
What were the 2 ways of getting to Athens? Which was easy, which was hard?
Easy way was by boat
Hard way was land route full of villains and monsters
Why did Theseus choose the route he took?
He chose the hard route because he wanted to be heroic like Heracles, who he always looked up to
bonus: How are Theseus and Heracles related?
Cousins
Who did King Cecrops worship?
Athena & Poseidon
How did they chose who would be the patron of Athens?
A contest. each God would give a gift, whichever one the people liked more would win
What gift did Poseidon give? Was it good?
Sea water, it was too salty
What gift did Athena give? Was it good?
Olive tree, very useful for food and oil
Who won?
Athena, she named Athens after herself
bonus: where can you see the contest
west pediment of the Parthenon
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