the return of theseus and achelous’ story
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The Return of Theseus and Achelous’ Story
What’s in a name?
I put, I place suffix denoting actor
Theseus: “The Placer” or “The one who placed” i.e. The Founder
• Theseus jouneys to Athens after the hunt for the Calydonian Boar.
Theseus travels across Greece and comes to the river Achelous
Satellite image of Greece with the course of the Achelous marked in blue.
• The river has flooded and the river God Achelous warns Theseus not to cross.
• He Invites Theseus to rest at his home until the flooding subsides.
More pictures of the Achelous
The God’s Home
• Theseus has traveling companions• The Heroes feast, served by nymphs• Pirithous and Lelex were there
LelexPirithous
Grandfather of the Spartans
Theseus’ friend. Got caught trying to steal Persephone
The Feast of Acheloüs. Oil on wood, ca. 1615 Peter Paul Rubens
Theseus is the guy in red.
• Theseus asks about 5 Islands in the distance
Like Diana, Achelous is angered by neglectful worship.
Five naiads forget about him in their sacrifices.
Achelous floods, his rage tears the earth
Carries forests and fields away to sea
The naiads become 5 islands
A Sixth Island Lies Beyond
• Perimele daughter of Hippodamas
• Achelous falls in love with her and “takes” her
• Hippodamas is enraged, tries to drown her
• Achelous beseeches Neptune to save her
• She becomes the Island Peremele
• All are moved by the story, except for the troublemaker Perithous.
• He doesn't believe the Gods have the power to transform people
• He eventually gets his comeuppance though…
(Lodovico Dolce, 1558)
In the background Lelex has his hand on Perithous, chastising him for his skepticism.
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