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Theseus

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Legendary hero of Attica, and son of Ægeus, king of Athens; ranks second to Hercules, captured the Marathonian bull, and slew the Minotaur (q. v .) by the help of Ariadne ( q. v .); waged war against the Amazons, and carried off the queen; assisted at the Argonautic expedition, and is famed for his friendship for Perithous, whom he aided against the Centaurs.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Theseus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/theseus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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