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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 [解说] 1. “He was son of Aegeus and he was one of the Argonauts”：他是 Aegeus 的儿子而他也是阿果号的行员之一。 2. “He slew Periphetes and Procrustes”：他杀了 Periphetes 以及 Procrustes。 “slay, slew, slain”：杀戮。 注： Periphetes 是 Hephaestus 的儿子， 他是ㄧ巨人而很凶野。 Procrustes 是 Poseidon 的儿子，也是巨人，他当强盗而残酷待人。 3. “His stepmother Medea tried to poison him, but his father recognized him as his son by the sword he bore”：他的继母 Medea 想毒死他，可是他父亲藉由他携带的剑而认出他是他儿子。 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”：在他继承 Athens 的王位之后，他使那邦国免除送青年男女的贡礼，那贡礼是Minos (克里特国王) 逼迫他们每年要送到 Crete 去的。 “free A from B”：使 A免除 B。 “tribute”：贡礼。 注意：“succeed to sth.”是「继承某事物 」。“succeed in sth.” 则是「成功于某事物」。 注：Athens 被 Crete 打败，每年被迫送ㄧ批年轻的男女到 Crete 去给 Minotaur (牛怪) 吃。 5. “He also overcame the Amazons and carried off their queen, Antiope”：他也征服 Amazons (女人族) 而带走她们的女王 Antiope。 6. “After Antiope's death, he married Phaedra, sister of Ariadne”：在 Antiope 死后，他娶 Phaedra，即 Ariadne 的妹妹。 注：Ariadne 是 Minos 的女儿，她帮
Theseus 杀死 Minotaur 而逃出迷宫，可是
Theseus 带走她之后，却把她抛弃在 Naxos 岛。Phaedra 嫁给
Theseus后，却爱上她的继子 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”：在他老年时，他放弃王位，退休到 Scyros 去，在那里他被 Lycomedes 王奸诈地加以谋害。 “treacherously”：不忠不义地、奸诈地、阴狠地。 [复习填充] Theseus was
son of Aegeus and one of the Argo .
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