: a king of Athens in Greek mythology who kills Procrustes and the Minotaur before defeating the Amazons and marrying their queen
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Like a Ship of Theseus, the ARPANET lived on even after every component of it was replaced.
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ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Some of Shintoism’s most important structures, including the famous Ise Grand Shrine, have been regularly torn down and rebuilt over the centuries, posing a philosophical question — akin to the ship of Theseus paradox — of whether a building is more than the sum of its material parts.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Employees should be like the ship of Theseus, comprised of endlessly interchangeable components.
—Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The mythical scenes depict the goddess of love, Venus, with her mortal lover, Adonis, as well as Hippolytus, son of Theseus, who rejected his stepmother Phaedra’s romantic advances.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Ariadne Unbound Park Avenue Christian Church, November 16 The early music ensemble Tenet narrates the story of Ariadne and Theseus, told through an assortment of 17th century Italian composers: Barbara Strozzi, Monteverdi, etc.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
In Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytus, Phaedra, the wife of hero Theseus, falls in love with her stepson Hippolytus.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
One of the paper’s authors compared the tree to the Ship of Theseus — a mythical vessel that has been entirely rebuilt with new parts.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Ariadne is the sister of the Minotaur, a half-human, half-bull creature that Theseus is ordered to slay.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Some of Shintoism’s most important structures, including the famous Ise Grand Shrine, have been regularly torn down and rebuilt over the centuries, posing a philosophical question — akin to the ship of Theseus paradox — of whether a building is more than the sum of its material parts.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Employees should be like the ship of Theseus, comprised of endlessly interchangeable components.
—Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The mythical scenes depict the goddess of love, Venus, with her mortal lover, Adonis, as well as Hippolytus, son of Theseus, who rejected his stepmother Phaedra’s romantic advances.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Ariadne Unbound Park Avenue Christian Church, November 16 The early music ensemble Tenet narrates the story of Ariadne and Theseus, told through an assortment of 17th century Italian composers: Barbara Strozzi, Monteverdi, etc.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
In Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytus, Phaedra, the wife of hero Theseus, falls in love with her stepson Hippolytus.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
One of the paper’s authors compared the tree to the Ship of Theseus — a mythical vessel that has been entirely rebuilt with new parts.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Ariadne is the sister of the Minotaur, a half-human, half-bull creature that Theseus is ordered to slay.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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