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Why did Theseus take an Amazon as his wife?

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Why not? A good, strong woman!

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Who was Theseus' love?

His first wife was the Amazon queen, Hippolyta. The second was Phaedra dughter of King Minos of Crete.


What is the relationship between hippolyta and theseus?

She never was Hippolyta or Antiope depending on which Greek myth you read was a queen of the Amazons and in Greek myth was either abducted or wooed in to becoming Theseus wife or concubine.


Who are Theseus and Triton?

Theseus was one of the most famous heroes. Triton was the son of Poseidon anf his wife Amphitrite.


Did the Minotaur have a wife?

No; it was half man half bull. It did not have a wife before it was killed by the hero Theseus.


Does Theseus have any sons or daughters?

A son, Hippolytus, by the Amazon queen Hippolyta.


What hero defeated the Minotaur?

I think you mean "killed the Minotaur", because the Minotaur wasn't "found", it was born to Minos' wife, the Queen of Crete. In that case, it was Theseus


Who fell in ove with Hippolytus?

Phaedra, his stepmother, the second wife of Theseus.


How did dionysus meet his wife?

Dionysus met his wife Ariadne when Theseus abandoned her on the island Naxos, and he found her there.


Who is Theseus mom and dad?

Theseus and Hippolyta are not at all related in any way in Greek mythology. You might be thinking about Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. In this play, Hippolyta, an Amazon, is engaged to Theseus, the Due of Athens.


Who bore Theseus a son?

Theseus had children by both of his wives. His first wife was Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Some also claim that he married Antiope, Hippolyta's sister instead. One child, Hippolytus, resulted from this marriage. Theseus also had a second wife, Phaedra, that bore him two sons, Demorphon and Acamas.


Where does Theseus live?

He lived in Athens.


Did Theseus die?

In the case of Theseus of the Greek Legends, Theseus did die, but later life is rather enigmatic. After his son was killed by Poseidon's bull (or Dionsyus's bull in some stories) for supposedly raping Theseus's 2nd wife, his popularity declined. Some say that after his decline of popularity he left towards Lycomedes of the island of Skyros, who pushed Theseus off a cliff to his death. Overally, the theory that Theseus was pushed off a cliff is currently the only information regarding to Theseus's death.