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He was son of Aegeus and he was one of the Argonauts. He slew Periphetes and Procrustes. His stepmother Medea tried to poison him, but his father recognized him as his son by the sword he bore. After he succeeded to the throne of Athens, he freed the state from the tribute of youths and maidens which Minos compelled them to send each year to Crete. He also overcame the Amazons and carried off their queen, Antiope. After Antiope's death, he married Phaedra, sister of Ariadne. In his old age he gave up his kingship and retired to Scyros, where he was treacherously murdered by King Lycomedes.

[解說]

1. “He was son of Aegeus and he was one of the Argonauts”：他是 Aegeus 的兒子而他也是阿果號的行員之ㄧ。

2. “He slew Periphetes and Procrustes”：他殺了 Periphetes 以及 Procrustes。 “slay, slew, slain”：殺戮。

註： Periphetes 是 Hephaestus 的兒子，他是ㄧ巨人而很兇野。 Procrustes 是 Poseidon 的兒子，也是巨人，他當強盜而殘酷待人。

3. “His stepmother Medea tried to poison him, but his father recognized him as his son by the sword he bore”：他的繼母 Medea 想毒死他，可是他父親藉由他攜帶的劍而認出他是他兒子。

4. “After he succeeded to the throne of Athens, he freed the state from the tribute of youths and maidens which Minos compelled them to send each year to Crete”：在他繼承 Athens 的王位之後，他使那邦國免除送青年男女的貢禮，那貢禮是Minos (克里特國王) 逼迫他們每年要送到 Crete 去的。 “free A from B”：使 A免除 B。 “tribute”：貢禮。

注意：“succeed to sth.”是「繼承某事物」。“succeed in sth.” 則是「成功於某事物」。

註：Athens 被 Crete 打敗，每年被迫送ㄧ批年輕的男女到 Crete 去給 Minotaur (牛怪) 吃。

5. “He also overcame the Amazons and carried off their queen, Antiope”：他也征服 Amazons (女人族) 而帶走她們的女王 Antiope。

6. “After Antiope's death, he married Phaedra, sister of Ariadne”：在 Antiope 死後，他娶 Phaedra，即 Ariadne 的妹妹。

註：Ariadne 是 Minos 的女兒，她幫 Theseus 殺死 Minotaur 而逃出迷宮，可是 Theseus 帶走她之後，卻把她拋棄在 Naxos 島。Phaedra 嫁給 Theseus後，卻愛上她的繼子 Hippolytus 而害死他，也害死自己。

7. “In his old age he gave up his kingship and retired to Scyros, where he was treacherously murdered by King Lycomedes”：在他老年時，他放棄王位，退休到 Scyros 去，在那裡他被 Lycomedes 王奸詐地加以謀害。 “treacherously”：不忠不義地、奸詐地、陰狠地。

[複習填充]

Theseus was son of Aegeus and one of the Argo . He s Periphetes and Procrustes. His stepmother Medea tried to poison him, but his father re him as his son the sword he bore. After he succeeded the throne of Athens, he freed the state from the t of youths and maidens which Minos com them to send each year to Crete. He also over the Amazons and carried off their queen, Antiope. After Antiope's death, he married Phaedra, sister of Ariadne. In his old age he gave his kingship and retired to Scyros, where he was t murdered by King Lycomedes.


唸音	He was son of Aegeus and he was one of the Argonauts. He slew Periphetes and Procrustes. His stepmother Medea tried to poison him, but his father recognized him as his son by the sword he bore. After he succeeded to the throne of Athens, he freed the state from the tribute of youths and maidens which Minos compelled them to send each year to Crete. He also overcame the Amazons and carried off their queen, Antiope. After Antiope's death, he married Phaedra, sister of Ariadne. In his old age he gave up his kingship and retired to Scyros, where he was treacherously murdered by King Lycomedes. [解說] 1. “He was son of Aegeus and he was one of the Argonauts”：他是 Aegeus 的兒子而他也是阿果號的行員之ㄧ。 2. “He slew Periphetes and Procrustes”：他殺了 Periphetes 以及 Procrustes。 “slay, slew, slain”：殺戮。註： Periphetes 是 Hephaestus 的兒子，他是ㄧ巨人而很兇野。 Procrustes 是 Poseidon 的兒子，也是巨人，他當強盜而殘酷待人。 3. “His stepmother Medea tried to poison him, but his father recognized him as his son by the sword he bore”：他的繼母 Medea 想毒死他，可是他父親藉由他攜帶的劍而認出他是他兒子。 4. “After he succeeded to the throne of Athens, he freed the state from the tribute of youths and maidens which Minos compelled them to send each year to Crete”：在他繼承 Athens 的王位之後，他使那邦國免除送青年男女的貢禮，那貢禮是Minos (克里特國王) 逼迫他們每年要送到 Crete 去的。 “free A from B”：使 A免除 B。 “tribute”：貢禮。注意：“succeed to sth.”是「繼承某事物」。“succeed in sth.” 則是「成功於某事物」。註：Athens 被 Crete 打敗，每年被迫送ㄧ批年輕的男女到 Crete 去給 Minotaur (牛怪) 吃。 5. “He also overcame the Amazons and carried off their queen, Antiope”：他也征服 Amazons (女人族) 而帶走她們的女王 Antiope。 6. “After Antiope's death, he married Phaedra, sister of Ariadne”：在 Antiope 死後，他娶 Phaedra，即 Ariadne 的妹妹。註：Ariadne 是 Minos 的女兒，她幫 Theseus 殺死 Minotaur 而逃出迷宮，可是 Theseus 帶走她之後，卻把她拋棄在 Naxos 島。Phaedra 嫁給 Theseus後，卻愛上她的繼子 Hippolytus 而害死他，也害死自己。 7. “In his old age he gave up his kingship and retired to Scyros, where he was treacherously murdered by King Lycomedes”：在他老年時，他放棄王位，退休到 Scyros 去，在那裡他被 Lycomedes 王奸詐地加以謀害。 “treacherously”：不忠不義地、奸詐地、陰狠地。 [複習填充] Theseus was son of Aegeus and one of the Argo . He s Periphetes and Procrustes. His stepmother Medea tried to poison him, but his father re him as his son the sword he bore. After he succeeded the throne of Athens, he freed the state from the t of youths and maidens which Minos com them to send each year to Crete. He also over the Amazons and carried off their queen, Antiope. After Antiope's death, he married Phaedra, sister of Ariadne. In his old age he gave his kingship and retired to Scyros, where he was t murdered by King Lycomedes.
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