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Ariadne (1932) is a short epic or long narrative poem of 3,300 lines, by the British poet F. L. Lucas.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 36 relations: Aegeus, Aethra (mother of Theseus), Ariadne, Bacchylides, BBC Home Service, British Museum, Cambridge University Press, Daedalus, Dionysus, Epic poetry, F. L. Lucas, Girton College, Cambridge, Heroic couplet, Julian Bell, Knossos, Labyrinth, Life and Letters, Macmillan Publishers, Medea, Minos, Minotaur, Mount Juktas, Naxos, Nesta Obermer, New Statesman, Nikos Kazantzakis, Pasiphaë, Phaedra (mythology), Phalerum, R. P. Blackmur, Sinis (mythology), The Spectator, The Times Literary Supplement, Theseus, William Morris, William Plomer.

  2. 1932 poems
  3. Ariadne
  4. Cultural depictions of Theseus
  5. Works based on classical mythology

Aegeus

Aegeus (Aigeús) was one of the kings of Athens in Greek mythology, who gave his name to the Aegean Sea, was the father of Theseus, and founded Athenian institutions.

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Aethra (mother of Theseus)

In Greek mythology, Aethra or Aithra (Αἴθρα,, the "bright sky") was a Troezenian princess and the daughter of King Pittheus.

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Ariadne

In Greek mythology, Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη; Ariadne) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos of Crete.

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Bacchylides

Bacchylides (Βακχυλίδης Bakkhulides; –) was a Greek lyric poet.

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BBC Home Service

The BBC Home Service was a national and regional radio station that broadcast from 1939 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 4.

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British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Daedalus

In Greek mythology, Daedalus (Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: Daedalus; Etruscan: Taitale) was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power.

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Dionysus

In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (Διόνυσος) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.

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Epic poetry

An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.

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F. L. Lucas

Frank Laurence Lucas (28 December 1894 – 1 June 1967) was an English classical scholar, literary critic, poet, novelist, playwright, political polemicist, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and intelligence officer at Bletchley Park during World War II.

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Girton College, Cambridge

Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.

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Heroic couplet

A heroic couplet is a traditional form for English poetry, commonly used in epic and narrative poetry, and consisting of a rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter.

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Julian Bell

Julian Heward Bell (4 February 1908 – 18 July 1937) was an English poet, and the son of Clive and Vanessa Bell (who was the elder sister of Virginia Woolf).

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Knossos

Knossos (pronounced; Knōssós,; Linear B: 𐀒𐀜𐀰 Ko-no-so) is a Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete.

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Labyrinth

In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (λαβύρινθος||) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos.

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Life and Letters

Life and Letters was an English literary journal first published between June 1928 and April 1935.

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Macmillan Publishers

Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd in the UK and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC in the US) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers (along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster).

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Medea

In Greek mythology, Medea (translit) is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis.

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Minos

In Greek mythology, King Minos (/ˈmaɪnɒs, -nəs/; Greek: Μίνως, Ancient: mǐːnɔːs Modern: ˈminos) was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa.

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Minotaur

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (. Μινώταυρος; in Latin as Minotaurus) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull".

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Mount Juktas

A mountain in north-central Crete, Mount Juktas (Γιούχτας - Giouchtas), also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, or Ioukhtas, was an important religious site for the Minoan civilization.

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Naxos

Naxos (Νάξος) is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades.

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Nesta Obermer

Nesta Obermer OBE, (14 September 18933 October 1984), was a British philanthropist, playwright and artist.

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New Statesman

The New Statesman (known from 1931 to 1964 as the New Statesman and Nation) is a British political and cultural news magazine published in London.

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Nikos Kazantzakis

Nikos Kazantzakis (Νίκος Καζαντζάκης; 2 March (OS 18 February) 188326 October 1957) was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher.

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Pasiphaë

In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Pasiphaë (lit derived from πάσι (archaic dative plural) "for all" and φάος/φῶς phaos/phos "light") was a queen of Crete, and was often referred to as goddess of witchcraft and sorcery.

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Phaedra (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Phaedra (Φαίδρα, Phaidra) (or Fedra) was a Cretan princess.

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Phalerum

Phalerum or Phaleron () was a port of Ancient Athens, 5 km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens, on a bay of the Saronic Gulf.

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R. P. Blackmur

Richard Palmer Blackmur (January 21, 1904 – February 2, 1965) was an American literary critic and poet.

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Sinis (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Sinis (Ancient Greek: Σίνης) was a bandit killed by Theseus on his way to Athens.

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The Spectator

The Spectator is a weekly British news magazine focusing on politics, culture, and current affairs.

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The Times Literary Supplement

The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) is a weekly literary review published in London by News UK, a subsidiary of News Corp.

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Theseus

Theseus (Θησεύς) was a divine hero and the founder of Athens from Greek mythology.

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William Morris

William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement.

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William Plomer

William Charles Franklyn Plomer (10 December 1903 – 20 September 1973) was a South African and British novelist, poet and literary editor.

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See also

1932 poems

Ariadne

Cultural depictions of Theseus

Works based on classical mythology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariadne_(poem)