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Definition of Theseus

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica.

Definition of Theseus

1. Proper noun. A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete. ¹

2. Proper noun. (dated form of Theseus) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Theseus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Age of Fable; Or, Stories of Gods and Heroes by Thomas Bulfinch (1856)
"When she thought the time had come, his mother led Theseus to the stone, ... When he saw Theseus approach, he assailed him, but speedily fell beneath the ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"On passing out of boyhood, Theseus, in accordance with custom, ... Theseus now lifted the rock, removed the sword and boots, and set out for Athens. ..."

3. The Pantheon: Or, Ancient History of the Gods of Greece and Rome. For the by William Godwin (1814)
"Rivalship of Ariadne and Phaedra for the Love of Theseus. ... Theseus and Pirithous descend into Hell.—Phaedra causes Theseus to murder ..."

4. Greek and Roman [mythology] by William Sherwood Fox (1916)
"Theseus, however, detected her design and at a timely moment revealed himself to his ... But the cousins of Theseus, the sons of Pallas, were very angry, ..."

5. Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical by Christopher Wordsworth (1844)
"In these accounts, Theseus is called the founder of the Athenian form of ... All these works attributed to Theseus seem to have been so ascribed to him, ..."

6. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"Voluntarily offering him- thermal intensity, AB D. It is probable that self to join the doomed band, Theseus went to after this point has been reached, ..."

7. Plutarch's Lives: The Translation Called Drydens̀ by Plutarch, John Dryden (1895)
"THIS is what I have learnt of Romulus and Theseus, worthy of memory. It seems, first of all, that Theseus, out of his own free-will, without any compulsion, ..."

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