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"https://codexery.com/olympic-athletics-venues/img/olympic-athletics-venues/marathon-greece.webp", "c": "via Wikipedia: Marathon, Greece · see source"}, "https://codexery.com/mythological-horses/e/mythological-horses/mares-of-diomedes/": {"t": "Mares of Diomedes", "s": "Man-eating horses of Thrace, target of Heracles' eighth labour."}, "https://codexery.com/metamorphoses-characters/e/metamorphoses-characters/aegeus/": {"t": "Aegeus", "s": "King of Athens, father of Theseus, namesake of the Aegean Sea."}, "https://codexery.com/greek-myths/e/greek-myths/zeus/": {"t": "Zeus", "s": "King of the gods, sky and thunder deity."}, "https://codexery.com/greek-myths/e/greek-myths/athena/": {"t": "Athena", "s": "Goddess of wisdom, warfare, and handicraft; patron of Athens."}, "https://codexery.com/greek-myths/e/greek-myths/apollo/": {"t": "Apollo", "s": "God of light, healing, prophecy, music, poetry, and archery; twin brother of Artemis."}, "https://codexery.com/ariadne/e/ariadne/ariadne/": {"t": 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invoking catharsis through human suffering."}, "https://codexery.com/gigantes/e/gigantes/hippolytus-mythology/": {"t": "Hippolytus (mythology)", "s": "Greek mythological figure, son of Aegyptus and a Gigante."}, "https://codexery.com/historical-figures/e/scientists/plutarch/": {"t": "Plutarch", "s": "Greek and Roman philosopher, historian, and priest of Apollo"}, "/e/theseus/cretan-bull/": {"t": "Cretan Bull", "s": "The bull that sired the Minotaur and faced Heracles and Theseus."}, "https://codexery.com/poets-of-the-ancient-world/e/poets-of-the-ancient-world/callimachus/": {"t": "Callimachus", "s": "Hellenistic poet, scholar, and librarian of Alexandria."}, "https://codexery.com/cultural-depictions-of-theseus/e/cultural-depictions-of-theseus/parallel-lives/": {"t": "Parallel Lives", "s": "Plutarch's paired biographies of Greek and Roman figures.", "i": "https://codexery.com/cultural-depictions-of-theseus/img/cultural-depictions-of-theseus/parallel-lives.webp", "c": "via Wikipedia: Parallel Lives · see source"}, "https://codexery.com/greek-myths/e/greek-myths/ares/": {"t": "Ares", "s": "Greek god of war, courage, and bloodlust."}, "https://codexery.com/mythology-of-heracles/e/mythology-of-heracles/antiope-amazon/": {"t": "Antiope (Amazon)", "s": "Amazon daughter of Ares, abducted by Theseus."}, "https://codexery.com/metamorphoses-into-animals-in-greek/e/metamorphoses-into-animals-in-greek-mythology/melanippe/": {"t": "Melanippe", "s": "Multiple figures in Greek myth share the name Melanippe."}, "https://codexery.com/mythology-of-heracles/e/mythology-of-heracles/admete/": {"t": "Admete", "s": "Mycenaean princess whose girdle quest became a Heraclean labor."}, "https://codexery.com/greek-myths/e/greek-myths/hera/": {"t": "Hera", "s": "Queen of the Olympians, goddess of marriage and family."}, "https://codexery.com/amazons/e/amazons/aella-amazon/": {"t": "Aella (Amazon)", "s": "Amazon warrior who first charged Heracles in his Ninth Labor."}, 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{"t": "The Two Noble Kinsmen", "s": "A Jacobean tragicomedy co-authored by Shakespeare and Fletcher."}, "https://codexery.com/classical-mythology-in-popular-culture/e/classical-mythology-in-popular-culture/the-bull-from-the-sea/": {"t": "The Bull from the Sea", "s": "Theseus returns from Crete to face new adventures and love."}, "https://codexery.com/historical-figures/e/notable/euripides/": {"t": "Euripides", "s": "The most tragic of poets"}, "https://codexery.com/greek-myths/e/greek-myths/artemis/": {"t": "Artemis", "s": "Greek goddess of hunting, wilderness, and childbirth."}, "https://codexery.com/ancient-greek-theatre/e/ancient-greek-theatre/greek-tragedy/": {"t": "Greek tragedy", "s": "Ancient Greek theatrical genre originating in rites for Dionysus."}, "https://codexery.com/ancient-greek-theatre/e/ancient-greek-theatre/dionysia/": {"t": "Dionysia", "s": "Ancient Athenian festival honoring Dionysus with processions and drama."}, "https://codexery.com/peninsulas-and-cape-landforms/e/peninsulas-and-cape-landforms/peloponnese/": {"t": "Peloponnese", "s": "Southernmost peninsula of mainland Greece, cradle of Mycenaean civilization."}, "https://codexery.com/mythological-founders-of-populated/e/mythological-founders-of-populated-places/pittheus/": {"t": "Pittheus", "s": "King of Troezen, grandfather of Theseus, and a wise interpreter of oracles."}, "https://codexery.com/ancient-greek-theatre/e/ancient-greek-theatre/anagnorisis/": {"t": "Anagnorisis", "s": "A critical discovery by a character in a fictional work."}, "https://codexery.com/authors-poets/e/authors-and-poets/ovid/": {"t": "Ovid", "s": "Roman poet exiled for a poem and a mistake."}, "https://codexery.com/ancient-and-medieval-historians-and-phil/e/ancient-and-medieval-historians-and-philosophers/diodorus-siculus/": {"t": "Diodorus Siculus", "s": "Greek historian who compiled the vast universal history Bibliotheca Historica.", "i": "https://codexery.com/ancient-and-medieval-historians-and-phil/img/ancient-and-medieval-historians-and-philosophers/diodorus-siculus.webp", "c": "via Wikipedia: Bibliotheca Historica · see source"}, "https://codexery.com/filicide-in-mythology/e/filicide-in-mythology/leos-mythology/": {"t": "Leos (mythology)", "s": "Attic eponym and herald whose daughters were sacrificed."}, "https://codexery.com/aeneid/e/aeneid/aricia-mythology/": {"t": "Aricia (mythology)", "s": "Figure from Virgil's Aeneid, possibly mother of Virbius."}, "https://codexery.com/writers-poets/e/writers-and-poets/jean-racine/": {"t": "Jean Racine", "s": "Master of neoclassical tragedy and the French alexandrine."}, "https://codexery.com/cultural-depictions-of-theseus/e/cultural-depictions-of-theseus/ph-dre/": {"t": "Phèdre", "s": "Racine's tragedy of forbidden love and divine judgment."}, "https://codexery.com/mythological-rapists/e/mythological-rapists/butes/": {"t": "Butes", "s": "Multiple figures named Butes appear in Greek myth, one a rapist of a Maenad."}, "https://codexery.com/greek-mythology/e/greek-mythology/cephalus/": {"t": "Cephalus", "s": "Ancient Greek name borne by mythological and historical figures."}, "https://codexery.com/cultural-depictions-of-theseus/e/cultural-depictions-of-theseus/theseion/": {"t": "Theseion", "s": "A Greek temple long misidentified as the shrine of Theseus."}, "/e/theseus/solois/": {"t": "Solois", "s": "Athenian who died for love of the Amazon Antiope."}, "https://codexery.com/ancient-empires/e/ancient-empires/delian-league/": {"t": "Delian League", "s": "Anti-Persian alliance that became the Athenian Empire."}, "https://codexery.com/legal-scholars-and-political-theorists/e/legal-scholars-and-political-theorists/thomas-hobbes/": {"t": "Thomas Hobbes", "s": "English philosopher and political theorist, author of Leviathan.", "i": "https://codexery.com/legal-scholars-and-political-theorists/img/legal-scholars-and-political-theorists/thomas-hobbes.webp", "c": "via Wikipedia: Thomas Hobbes · see source"}, "https://codexery.com/philosophical-movements-and-schools/e/philosophical-movements-and-schools/contemporary-philosophy/": {"t": "Contemporary philosophy", "s": "The present period in Western philosophy, beginning early 20th century."}, "https://codexery.com/historical-figures/e/notable/noam-chomsky/": {"t": "Noam Chomsky", "s": "Father of modern linguistics and influential political critic."}, "https://codexery.com/historical-figures/e/scientists/hilary-putnam/": {"t": "Hilary Putnam", "s": "American philosopher who changed positions through rigorous self-critique."}, "https://codexery.com/philosophical-concepts-and-theories/e/philosophical-concepts-and-theories/metaphysics/": {"t": "Metaphysics", "s": "Study of the most fundamental structure of reality."}, "https://codexery.com/historical-figures/e/notable/george-washington/": {"t": "George Washington", "s": "First president of the United States and commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution."}, "https://codexery.com/television-series/e/television-series/only-fools-and-horses/": {"t": "Only Fools and Horses", "s": "A sitcom about two brothers chasing wealth in Peckham."}, "https://codexery.com/mythographers/e/mythographers/roland-barthes/": {"t": "Roland Barthes", "s": "French theorist of signs, myth, and authorship."}, "/e/theseus/pythopolis-mysia/": {"t": "Pythopolis (Mysia)", "s": "Athenian colony founded by Theseus in Mysia or Bithynia."}, "https://codexery.com/gigantes/e/gigantes/thoas-mythology/": {"t": "Thoas (mythology)", "s": "Multiple figures in Greek mythology, including kings and a Giant."}, "https://codexery.com/world-heritage-tentative-list-for-turkey/e/world-heritage-tentative-list-for-turkey/i-znik/": {"t": "İznik", "s": "Ancient Nicaea, Ottoman tile center, and site of the Second Council."}, "https://codexery.com/ancient-empires/e/ancient-empires/ancient-rome/": {"t": "Ancient Rome", "s": "Ancient Rome spanned from 753 BC to 476 AD."}, "https://codexery.com/ancient-cities/e/ancient-cities/knossos/": {"t": "Knossos", "s": "Largest centre of Minoan civilisation and oldest city in Europe."}, "https://codexery.com/world-wonders/e/world-wonders/the-acropolis/": {"t": "The Acropolis", "s": "The seven wonders chosen by global vote in 2007"}, "https://codexery.com/historical-figures/e/notable/aristotle/": {"t": "Aristotle", "s": "Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath, founder of the Peripatetic school."}, "https://codexery.com/classical-philosophy-rhetoric/e/classical-philosophy-and-rhetoric/politics-aristotle/": {"t": "Politics (Aristotle)", "s": "Aristotle's treatise on the polis and political community."}, "https://codexery.com/classic-poetry-and-epics/e/classic-poetry-and-epics/the-iliad/": {"t": "The Iliad", "s": "Ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, central to classical philology."}, "https://codexery.com/classic-poetry-and-epics/e/classic-poetry-and-epics/the-odyssey/": {"t": "The Odyssey", "s": "Ancient Greek epic of Odysseus's perilous homecoming journey."}, "https://codexery.com/sports-and-games/e/sports-and-games/ancient-olympic-games/": {"t": "Ancient Olympic Games", "s": "Ancient athletic contests held at Olympia in honor of Zeus."}, "https://codexery.com/government-and-law/e/government-and-law/oligarchy/": {"t": "Oligarchy", "s": "Rule by a small, often wealthy, minority."}, "https://codexery.com/wars-conflicts/e/wars-and-conflicts/peloponnesian-war/": {"t": "Peloponnesian War", "s": "A Greek war for hegemony between Athens and Sparta.", "i": "https://codexery.com/wars-conflicts/img/wars-and-conflicts/peloponnesian-war.webp", "c": "G. &amp; J. Cary, John Murray · Public domain"}, "https://codexery.com/periodic-table-elements/e/periodic-table-and-elements/gold/": {"t": "Gold", "s": "A noble metal prized for beauty, rarity, and resistance to corrosion."}, "https://codexery.com/lost-civilizations/e/lost-civilizations/the-mycenaeans/": {"t": "The Mycenaeans", "s": "First advanced Greek civilization of the Bronze Age."}, "https://codexery.com/ritual/e/ritual/bull-leaping/": {"t": "Bull-leaping", "s": "An ancient acrobatic ritual over bulls, still practiced in France, Spain, and India."}, "https://codexery.com/animals/e/mammals/african-lion/": {"t": "African Lion", "s": "The pride-living apex predator of Africa's grasslands and savannahs, listed as Vulnerable since 1996."}, "https://codexery.com/finance-and-investment/e/finance-and-investment/euro/": {"t": "Euro", "s": "Official currency of 21 EU states and second-most traded globally.", "i": "https://codexery.com/finance-and-investment/img/finance-and-investment/euro.webp", "c": "The RedBurn · via Wikipedia: Euro · ECB decisions ECB/2003/4 and ECB/2003/5"}}