Term Papers on Theseus

Term Paper Title	Theseus
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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 as one ...

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