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Bookmark or Share- Theseus - MythopediaAside from Phaedra, Theseus had many lovers throughout his storied career. These included Phaedra’s own sister Ariadne; an Amazon queen named either Antiope or Hippolyta; and even the famous Helen, according to some traditions. Ariadne by Asher Brown Durand, after John Vanderlyn (ca. 1831–1835) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain
- Ariadne - MythopediaGreek. Ariadne first appeared in Greek literature in the Iliad and the Odyssey, epic poems attributed to Homer (eighth century BCE): Book 18 of the Iliad briefly mentions that Daedalus built a dancing floor for Ariadne (590–92), while Book 11 of the Odyssey alludes to the tradition in which Ariadne was killed by Artemis on Dia (321–25).
- Atalanta – MythopediaAtalanta was a female hero renowned for her speed and strength. She distinguished herself in many heroic exploits, including the Calydonian boar hunt.
- Ladon – MythopediaLadon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides. When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh labor, he first had to find a way around the imposing Ladon.
- Antiope (daughter of Ares) – MythopediaBoth Renault and Pressfield turn the myth into a doomed love story, with Theseus and Antiope (or Hippolyta) struggling against their respective societies for the sake of love. Antiope also appears in DC’s Wonder Woman comics, where she is the sister of the Amazon queen Hippolyta and the aunt of Wonder Woman.
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