Ergebnis für "Theseus" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Theseus ist einer der berühmtesten Helden der griechischen Mythologie. Seine Nachkommen werden als Thesiden bezeichnet. Theseus Geburt: Als der athenische König Aigeus kinderlos blieb, ging er nach Delphi, um das Orakel zu befragen. Er erhielt als Orakelspruch, dass er „das vorstehende Ende eines Weinschlauchs nicht lösen“, d. h. sich nicht betrinken solle, bevor er nicht nach Athen zurückgekehrt sei. Da er die Weissagung nicht verstand, begab er sich nach Troizen zu dem weisen König Pittheus. Dieser verstand den Orakelspruch und brachte Aigeus dazu, mit einem Mädchen zu schlafen – vermutlich, indem er ihn betrunken machte.

"Welcome to the Pelaran Alliance...." With those simple words, the Guardian spacecraft openly revealed itself to humanity, heralding a new chapter in its 500-year-long mission to cultivate our world. Earth's population must now make its first planet-wide decision - join the most powerful alliance in our galaxy or chart our own course, deciding for ourselves which civilizations are worthy of our trust. Will we be the first world to decline the Pelarans' invitation, or does their offer come with an implied threat?

This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favourite hero, right? Well, it’s not. This is the story of everyone else. Herc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth.

As princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister, Phaedra, grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur—Minos' greatest shame and Ariadne's brother—demands blood every year. When Theseus, prince of Athens, arrives in Crete as a sacrifice to the beast, Ariadne falls in love with him. But helping Theseus kill the monster means betraying her family and country.

Dieses Buch erzählt von Theseus, Herakles und den Argonauten, die wohl zu den größten Helden der Sagenwelt gehören. Ihre Erlebnisse werden spannend und anschaulich geschildert. Mit dem Epos Metamorphosen, das die Zeit zwischen der Schöpfung des Universums bis zum Tod und der Vergöttlichung Julius Caesars schildert.

Slaying the minotaur was only the beginning. Theseus's legendary exploits continue in this magnificent tale of mythological adventure in classical Greece. Picking up where The King Must Die left off, this stirring sequel recounts Theseus's triumphant return from Crete to become King of Athens.

Regina, trained to find the dregs of humanity, trained to kill, is forced into vacation because her peers are getting murdered. At first, the massive cruise vessel she chooses as her resort destination seems...tolerable, and then, in the span of a few hours, everyone disappears, thousands of passengers vanish. As Regina explores the ship, not only does she discover pile after pile of clothing and no bodies, she finds a fear not felt for years.

Greek mythology's famed musician and poet Orpheus journeyed to the underworld in order to find his wife. Greek mythology describes Theseus as a hero who entered the underworld in order to save his comrade Pirithous.