Essay On Theseus

In ancient Greece, Theseus would be considered a hero because he was courageous while also being kind. Even as a small child, Theseus showed great courage. For example, when he was a young boy and was looking for his father, he chose travel by land instead of by sea because the land was more dangerous. The land was more dangerous because there were many bandits along the way, but Theseus wanted to become a hero as quickly as possible, so he traveled by land and killed every bandit along the way. Greeks would have valued this courage because in ancient Greece, people greatly admired brave and powerful heroes who wouldn't back down from any challenge. Although Theseus was brave, he was also kind to others. This is why he convinced Hercules not to kill himself after he murdered his family under the influence of Hera. Many other people would’ve agreed with Hercules ending his own life for what he’d done, but Theseus knew that it wasn’t his fault, and that suicide was not the right way. The ancient greeks would have valued this because ancient greece was a violent and dangerous, so someone who was kind and gentle and was also strong was person to be respected.

Theseus, born of Aethra and Poseidon, grew up secretly in Troezen keeping him protected from those who would harm him. Thus, claiming the items his father left him and setting out for Athens, he started on the path leading to many great and heroic adventures.

Now Theseus is older and is in his father’s palace in Athens, the fame seeking youth decided to set his sights on a new journey. A journey which would lead to him being loved and remembered by all the people of Athens. During this time Athens had a severe problem, the neighboring island Crete would attack them every so often. The king of Athens decided to try and compromise with Crete. He stated if Crete left Athens alone for nine years they would send fourteen Athenian youths seven male and seven females as a sacrifice to Minos to be fed to the Minotaur king Minos pet. The king of Athens goal was to build a strong navy, so they could defend themselves from Crete. Surprisingly the king of Crete Mino kept his word and never attacked Athens. Now nine years had come, and it was Athens turn to keep their word. The king of Athens was conflicted as he knew the value of keeping one's word. Theseus seeing this as the perfect opportunity to earn new fame and liken his image in Athens volunteered as the seventh male Athenian youth. Theseus’s goal is to slay the Minotaur and save his fellow Athenians. Theseus promises his father, he will return alive and when he does, he will change the color of the sail on the ship from white to black. In the event the sails stay black his father should assume Theseus has met his demise. After the Athenians arrive in Crete they are welcomed by King Mino’s and princess Ariadne, upon seeing

Classical ideals of behavior between man and woman are presented in the play. Also Theseus seems to be noble and smart ruler, who cares about his nationals.

He welcomed the dangers that lay in wait. ‘The more, the better,’ he thought ‘Where there’s danger. There’s glory. Why I shall be disappointed if I am not attacked’(Evslin 156). Theseus wants to take risks, and so he is using the habits of mind taking responsible risk from the habits of mind. Theseus ventures out even though he might put himself in danger. Taking responsible risk means that he wants to do things that might be dangerous but is worth it. Theseus wants to venture out to find his father, even though he is going to danger himself.

Theseus, the newly found prince of Athens, embarks on several hero journeys including on against Minos’ Minotaur and the Labyrinth. Joseph Campbell’s representation of the hero’s journey fully encompasses Theseus’ narrative throughout his quest to defeat the Minotaur. Beginning with a call to adventure on through the crossing of the threshold and on to the reward and resurrection. Compared to Rank’s hero’s journey which includes a revelation and transformation with atonement, Campbell’s process fits more precisely to Theseus’ story.

His name is Telemachus and he grew up as a young man, who could never overcome the shadow from his father, Odysseus, which is why he could never gain the respect of, or kick out, the suitors, “There’s nothing I can do about them!” (Homer 2.85). Such great expectations and ideas for his manhood that he could never become one. As he grew up, he was never able to mature because that meant getting ahead of his father. In turn, he had to change to become a man, and a great leader. The journey he went on was to save the man everyone had thought he was meant to be. In the public eye, this originally meant nothing. But, once his trip had ended, Telemachus had brought about a clear change to himself. He had matured, and become a man, by escaping the shadow and saving his

He starts off by repeating the words “[s]tand your ground” to keep the soldiers stern and intimidating. By doing so he gets them invigorated to win the war and return to their loved ones. Theseus then illustrates to the soldiers what most of them are fighting for by stating they are “Fight[ing] for honor,” something most men strive to achieve. He also insists that they are fighting for their “mothers… children… [and their] future” because Theseus knows that most soldiers fight to protect their family from evil. He then ends by reinforcing that they are fighting “so that [their] name survives” and “for immortality [emphasis added].” Theseus realizes that most men strive to become great and to be remembered by others for their heroic actions. Especially in a world with Greek gods, whose immortality everyone desires. This parallelism used links Theseus’ reasons to fight and unites all of them into one concrete reason just like he wishes to unite all the soldiers into one powerful army fighting to repel the approaching enemy forces. By now Theseus has the soldiers not only ready to fight but wanting to fight. His appeal to their emotions has made them want to fight because they fear the disappointment of their loved ones. They also wish for the “immortality” that comes with the victory against the endlessly growing enemy army that is feared by the majority of the globe. He ends his speech by insisting that they “write history in Heraclian blood,” which eliminates any possibility of losing by implying that they have already won and will use the enemies’ blood as

Therefore, Captain America’s actions and choices turned him into a heroic symbol for his people. In the book Mythology, Theseus was praised as a champion by the people of Athens, because he rid of the bandits, “Greece rang with the praises of the young man who had cleared the land... he was acknowledged as a hero” (150). Like Captain America, Theseus has become the champion of his world. He was recognized as a hero for his brave deeds, and becomes a symbol of hope. Captain America and Theseus each are champions of their world and symbols of strength, another important factor of the hero. They also teach different lessons of life through their story.

Overall, the ancient greeks valued Theseus because of his compassion and wisdom. Theseus showed compassion when Hercules’s burst of insanity, caused by his stepmother, Hera, led him to kill his wife and children and then want to kill himself. Although the public shunned Hercules, Theseus thought that a man could not be charged for murder if he had not known what he was doing, and those who had influenced the man should be charged for the crime as well. So Theseus brought him under his wing and welcomed him inside his house. Theseus, who was just as compassionate as he was wise, demonstrated his wisdom after his father’s death, who was king of Athens. The only place of power he wanted was the position of commander and chief. He also formed a council and a place where people could vote. Thus, establishing the first democracy. As seen in my first example, Theseus showed compassion to Hercules, when no other man

Bravery, the ability to perform accordingly, even when half scared to death is an exceptional trait possessed by humans, which allows us to move ahead in spite of fear and take risks to be successful within our lives. Perseus, son of Olympian King Zeus, is a prestigious hero in Greek mythology, illustrious for severing the head of vicious Gorgon Medusa. Theseus, son of Poseidon and King Aengus, is a prominent hero in Greek mythology, distinguished for the innumerable quests he participated in for the welfare of others to help eradicate notorious, obnoxious monsters. Theseus is extraordinarily courageous, which he proves throughout the multitudinous quests he goes on, while Perseus on the contrary demonstrates inconsequential courage when compared to Theseus. Correspondingly, Theseus justifies he is intelligent as he successfully completes his quests individually,

When he is there, he is almost sacrificed by being poisoned by Lady Medea, but the cup of poisoned wine is knocked away. “As my mouth touched it, I felt it plucked from my hands” (Renault 125). The reason he was going to be killed was to break the curse plaguing Athens that was brought upon by Aigeus’s grandfather. Aigeus weeps after Theseus discovers the king’s plan, but Theseus understands why he was supposed to die and feels that it is his duty to rule Athens to make up for the curse. Theseus inherits the curse, however, and his own son dies. However, the death of his son is the cause for the renewal of Athens and the lifting of the

Some of the qualities of theseus are he is very strong It takes A very brave person to go and fight a Minotaur. In the text it says” the man said, shuddering. “If you were not the king’s own son, you might be chosen yourself – you are just the right age for the Minotaur.” So him not arguing and I guess going to do it is very strong. Another one is that theseus is very smart. In the story he did not ever drink that wine so he does not get drugged up in the text it states that “The boys and girls slept soundly, for their wine had been drugged that night to make sure they were rested and alert when they were sent into the labyrinth (The Minotaur preferred a little sport before his meals). But Theseus had eaten little, and had quietly poured his

of Theseus and more specifically the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur in the labyrinth. The

Theseus was a traditional Greek saint known for his killing of the Minotaur. Theseus vanquished different monsters and won different battles.Theseus was a saint of Greek mythology particularly connected with the city of Athens. Best known for killing the Minotaur, Theseus was likewise the pioneer who brought together the district of Attica in Greece under a solitary ruler. This prepared for the vote based guideline of traditional Greece to develop.Athens was a tribute state to Crete under the initiative of King Minos. Ruler Minos requested a tribute of seven young men and seven young ladies every year to bolster the Minotaur. The Minotaur was a beast with the body of a man and the leader of a bull. Minos had Daedalus make a maze to house the