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THESEUS
THESEUS
GOT A B+ (89%)
In Greek mythology, Theseus can truely be thought of as the greatest Athenian hero.
He was the son of Aegeus, king of Athens, and Aethra, princess of Troezen, and daughter of
Pittheus, king of Troezen.
Before Theseus was born his father Aegeus left Aethra in Troezen of Argolis and
returned to Athens before he was born. But before he left king Aegeus put his sword and his
pair of sandals under a large rock and said to Aethra that when Theseus was old enough to lift
the heavy rock that Theseus should take the sword and sandals and come to see him in
Athens.
At the age of 16 after being brought up in Troezen, Theseus was finally able to lift the
heavy rock. Theseus with his long blond hair then took the sword and the sandals and began
his journey to Athens to claim Aegeus as his father. The young Theseus made his hazardous
journey by the coast road along the Isthmus, clearing the road of six villains, murderers, and
monsters which inhabited the road. Theseus killed these villains by the same method by which
they had murdered their own victims. Among the villains that Theseus killed, were Sciron,
Sinis, Procrustes and Phaea.
Theseus arrived in Athens wearing a sword and a pair of sandals that Aegeus had left
for him in Troezen. He was then greeted by his father Aegeus and his stepmother Medea
who was a sorceress. But she was jealous of his influence over Aegeus so Medea tried to kill
him by sending him to kill a wild bull. But Theseus succeeded and sacrificed the bull to Apollo.
He then returned to Athens and was almost poisoned by Medea, but as soon as Aegeus got
wind of her plot, he proclaimed Theseus his son and heir to the thrown and banished Medea
from Athens and she escaped to what is now Asia.
According to legend, the people of Athens had to send seven youths and seven
Maidens every year as a tribute to Minos, the king of Create, to be eaten by the Minitor, who
was a terrible monster, half man and half bull.
Theseus decided to go...Read entire document
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