Afterwards, he told Theseus that his father was Poseidon and Aegus. He told Theseus to fight cleverly, using the opponent's gravity and momentum. One night, he had a dream of a sea bird that cracked open a clamshell by flying up and dropping it onto a rock. When he grew into a young man, he was still bullied. When Theseus was a child, he was bullied as the other children believed him to have no father or that his father was ashamed of him. This included kidnapping Helen of Troy as a child hoping to marry her when she was older, kidnapping the Amazon queen Hippolyta (or Antiope) to be his queen, and later asking Poseidon to kill his so Hippolytus (an act that he deeply regretted later).ĭespite this he was also charitable, it was said he was a fine ruler of Athens and kindly took in Oedipus after he had been blinded and expelled from his kingdom. However Theseus was often driven by his lustful urges and arrogance and making rash decisions out of anger. As an adult he was brave enough to face the minotaur and save his people. Unlike Hercules who was hailed as a hero for his strength, Theseus was hailed due to his intelligence and wisdom.Īs a child Theseus had heard stories of his cousin Hercules and wanted to be a hero like him. 4 Road to Athens aka The Six Labors of Theseus.In literature, character flaws change the course of the story. Theseus was so heartbroken that he forgot the promise he made to his father that if he returns back to Athens alive to change the black sails to white sails. Aegeus, not …show more content… When he got back from slaying the Minotaur, Dionysus told him he couldn't marry Ariadne's because he had chosen her to be his wife. Medea didn’t like Theseus because she assumed he would throw her out of the kingdom, so she tricked Aegeus into thinking Theseus wanted to kill him and told him she would poison Theseus with magic wine. When Theseus reached Athens, Aegeus was married to a sorceress, Medea. On his way to Athens, he faced a few challenges and saw near death. Aethra told Theseus to go overseas to Athens, but Theseus refused and was brave and bold enough to go by land.
His mother told him to grab the sandals and sword and flee to Athens. He wrapped his arms around the large rock and lifted it. When Theseus became of age his mother took him to where the large rock lied and told him to lift it. King Aegeus told Aethra “if we shall have a son, then when he comes of age, tell him to lift this rock and take my sword and sandals” ("Theseus Adventures"). Theseus was son to King Aegeus of Athens and Aethra. The myth of Theseus teaches that you shouldn’t always depend on love. These myths will continue to teach us moral principles. These stories have been told for thousands of years. Show More Greek Mythology teaches us that different life lessons in different ways.
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