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Theseus and Sinis

July 30, 2008

Theseus and Sinis. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, 490-480 B.C.

Theseus and Sinis. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, 490-480 B.C. Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich, Germany

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Sinis and Theseus

On Theseus' journey to Athens to reclaim his rightful place in the world, he showed his heroic prowess by dealing with villains on the road. Sinis was one of the people who tricked and tortured passers-by.

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