“Ferdinand The Bull” Ring

 

  Have you ever watched a movie named “Ferdinand the Bull” before? If yes, and if you fancy it, there is another thing that has similar features to it-------a ring that is shiny, gold in color, and oval-shaped with a picture depicted of an individual leaping over a bull. What is the name of the ring? Later, the paragraph below here will disclose… …………………………….

  It was named---------------“Theseus Ring,” also known as “The Ring of Theseus.” “Theseus Ring” was a gold signet ring during the Late Minoan II Period till the Late Minoan IIIAI Period (15th century, which was 1450 to 1375 BC). The ring was found at Archanes, a former municipality in Crete, Greece. The dimension of the ring was 2.7cm x 1.8 cm. This ring is currently held in Athens’ National Archaeological Museum, where its antiquity became a thrashed-out topic after its exploration in the 1950s. There is no affirmation whether the ring had belonged to Theseus or not, as it was about prehistoric Greek mythology about Theseus. Initially, it was discharged as a dummy. Later then, in the year 2006, this ring was recognized as a genuine 15^th century BC artifact. The Greek press had made a report on it, and Athens’ National Archaeological Museum decided to buy it for 75000 euros. After a panel of experts from the Cultural Ministry investigated it, the gold ring was pronounced to be authentic.

  Do you want to hear about the story of the figures in the Theseus Ring? Here it goes--------A controversy happened between Minos, ruler of Crete, and Theseus over the pedigree of Theseus after the death of Minos's son Androgeus during a tournament hosted by the Athenian ruler Aegeus and caused Athens to send tributes to Crete to be slayed by a Minotaur, a grotesque creature with half bull and half man. Theseus was willing to assassinate the Minotaur to end the Athenian tributes. Was the Minotaur successfully killed?....... Yes. Besides himself, Princess Ariadne, King Minos’s daughter, helped him to kill the Minotaur by navigating the labyrinth, a sophisticated maze where the Minotaur resided, and providing him a thread to follow.

  Although everyone thought that this might end, it never did. This made King Minos more indignant. King Minos molested one of the maidens. Thus, Theseus wanted to challenge him, enhancing his lineage by Poseidon, God of the sea. King Minos did not trust that Theseus had divine ancestry; instead, if Theseus’s father was Poseidon, Theseus could approach the ocean like a piece of cake. So, King Minos tossed a ring further for Theseus to challenge and grasp it. During the challenge, the fishes brought Theseus on their backs to the castle of Amphitrite, Poseidon’s wife. She took from Theseus the ring that had floated on the ocean, then gave him a jewelled crown, which was located among the star’s aftermaths.

   To sum up, Theseus Ring, like other historical objects, contains valuable information and aesthetics. Thus, it should be preserved for future generations’ discovery.