person
Theseus
King of Athens and Hercules's companion, brought back by him from the underworld; he narrates the descent and at the play's end offers Hercules purification at Athens.
Reading notes
- Hercules (Mad) §632 Theseus
King of Athens, Hercules's companion freed from the underworld; he narrates the descent and offers the hero refuge at the close.
- Phaedra §85 Theseus
King of Athens, slayer of the Minotaur, Phaedra's husband; here away in the underworld.