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The⋅seus

[thee-see-uhs, -syoos]
–noun Classical Mythology.
an Attic hero, the husband of Phaedra, father of Hippolytus, and slayer of the Minotaur and the robber Procrustes.

The⋅se⋅an [thi-see-uhn] , adjective
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The·se·us   (thē'sē-əs, -syōōs')   
n.   Greek Mythology
A hero and king of Athens who slew the Minotaur and united Attica.
The·se'an (thĭ-sē'ən) adj.
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Theseus [(thee-see-uhs, thee-syoohs)]

In classical mythology, a hero of the city of Athens. He killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and made war on the Amazons, subsequently marrying their queen, Hippolyta.

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Theseus language
A language based on Euclid, never implemented.
["Theseus - A Programming Language for Relational Databases", J.E. Shopiro, ACM Trans Database Sys 4(4):493-517, Mar 1979].
(1994-12-14)

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