The Bull from the Sea (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary Challans
- First Published: 1962
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: The Mycenaean Age in ancient Greece
- Setting: Greece
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Historical fiction, Mythological literature, Adventure
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Power, personal or social, Politics, Love or romance, Suicide, Gender roles, Religion, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Obsession, War, Kings, queens, or royalty, Gods or goddesses, Truthfulness and falsehood, Heroes or heroism, Rites or ceremonies, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Hellenism, Princes or princesses, Royal courts or courtiers
- Locales: Greece, ancient
Characters Discussed
Theseus (THEE-see-uhs), the protagonist and narrator. He becomes the king of Athens after the death of his father, Aegeus, then begins his attempt to unify Attica and create a strong central government in Athens. His love affair with Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, ends with her death, but he has already married Phaedra, princess of Crete. He later brings her and their son Akamas to Athens. The tragedy of the relationship among Hippolytus, Phaedra, and Theseus results in the deaths of Phaedra and Hippolytus. Theseus ends his days a lonely, embittered,...
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Mary Renault (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Mary Renault (Long Fiction)King Must Die, The (Character Profiles)King Must Die, The (Women’s Literature)King Must Die, The/The Bull from the Sea (British Fiction)
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