Theseus, Ruiner of Women & All Around Awful Person
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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Thesis, Ruler of Women and All Around Awful Person
Thesis was the mythological founder of Athens, so many stories paint him as a great hero. I see him as more of a narcissistic prick who just happens to be a hero and not comparable to Perseus or Heracles. This is his story. Now this is a kind of mythological prehistoric Athens before it was its ancient magnificent self. And my God, they were sexist kind of way.
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