Thoas

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Thoas is a character in Greek mythology, notably appearing as the king of Tauris in Euripides’ tragedy "Iphigenia in Tauris."

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Thoas canonical 6

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Euripides character ⓘ
character in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ
appearsInWork Iphigenia in Tauris ⓘ
associatedMythCycle House of Atreus ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Taurians ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Tauris ⓘ
characterTrait authoritarian ⓘ
pious ⓘ
violent ⓘ
characterType foreign king ⓘ
createdBy Euripides ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ
dramaticFunction antagonist in Iphigenia in Tauris ⓘ
enforcesCultPractice human sacrifice to Artemis ⓘ
fictionalStatus mythological figure ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryGenre Greek tragedy ⓘ
medium drama ⓘ
nameInGreek Θόας ⓘ
narrativeFunction obstacle to the escape of Iphigenia and Orestes ⓘ
opposesCharacter Iphigenia ⓘ
Orestes ⓘ
Pylades ⓘ
ordersSacrificeOf Iphigenia ⓘ
Orestes ⓘ
relatedToMythicFigure Iphigenia ⓘ
Orestes ⓘ
Pylades ⓘ
religiousRole devotee of Artemis ⓘ
roleInWork king of Tauris ⓘ
servesDeity Artemis ⓘ
timeOfCreation 5th century BCE ⓘ
workPremiereContext Athenian tragedy festival ⓘ
linked to: Dionysia

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