Young Theseus
From paternal recognition to political recognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20070106 |
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| Authors | Loraine Oliveira (0000-0002-4055-2825, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 31-48 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Plutarco entre mundos (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.14195/978-989-26-0921-8_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2500484539 |
| ISBN | 9789892609218 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper discusses the paths taken by Theseus in Plutarch's Life of Theseus, from adolescence to adulthood, searching for paternal recognition and, consequently, political recognition. It starts by questioning the interpretation of an oracle by Pittheus, Theseus' maternal grandfather, which determines the circumstances of the hero's birth. Then, it analyzes the power and knowledge acquired by Theseus in his terrestrial journey from Troezen to Athens and, afterwards, in his fight against the Minotaur in Crete. Finally, the paper shows how Theseus instituted the Athenian democracy relating this to the paths he had taken earlier on
Political science · Politics · Speech recognition · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Law · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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