Theseus and Athens

Download or read book Theseus and Athens written by Henry J. Walker and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assembling material that has previously been scattered in scholarly works, Walker presents the evidence for the development of the myth and cult of Theseus in the archaic age. He then looks to major works of classical literature in which Theseus figures, probing the contradictions between the archaic, primitive side of his character and his refurbished image as the patron of democracy.