Theseus, Tragedy, and the Athenian Empire - Mills, Sophie (Assistant Professor and Chairman of Classics, Assistant Professor and Chairman of Classics, University of North Carolina at Asheville)

This text describes Athenian attempts to cope with the contradictions in the character of Theseus who seemed the perfect Athenian, but under this exterior lay a heartless seducer, rapist and killer of his own son. Theseus in the context of 5th century Athenian culture is also discussed.