Thésée
Thésée is the heroic figure who arrives in Knossos seeking the Minotaur. He discovers a part of his own personality in the monster and ultimately kills the Minotaur, which is his double. In the opera he is also the stranger destined to marry Ariane, the king's daughter.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Theseus is a legendary Greek hero whose myth dates to the early Classical period.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Minotaur
- consort of
- Ariane
- manifests as
- double of the Minotaur
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Thésée seeks the Minotaur and encounters Ariane... Thésée slays the Minotaur however.”
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“Two concert performances in January 2023 at Munich’s Prinzregententheater were issued on three CDs as a complete recording by Palazzetto Bru Zane, with Amina Edris (Ariane), Kate Aldrich (Phèdre), Jean-François Borras (Thésée), Jean Sebastien Bou (Pirithoüs), Julie Robard-Gendre (Perséphone), and Marianne Croux, Judith van Wanroij, Yoann Dubruque and Philippe Estèphe in supporting roles, with the choir of Bavarian Radio and Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Laurent Campellone.”
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