Pirithous
deity underworld single tradition · 2
Pirithous was an Athenian who, along with Theseus, sought to abduct daughters of Zeus to have as divine wives. He vowed to marry Persephone, the wife of Hades. He traveled to the underworld with Theseus to kidnap Persephone.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Mythological figure of ancient Greece.
Relationships
- consort of
- Persephone
- allied with
- Theseus
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Two Athenians, Theseus and Pirithous, thought that since they were sons of gods, they should have divine wives; they thus pledged to help each other abduct two daughters of Zeus. Theseus chose Helen, and Pirithous vowed to marry Persephone, the wife of Hades.”
#40289 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001