Theseus Or Hercules?
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Theseus is most worthy of emulation. He was a great hero in Athens.
"Theseus was, of course bravest of the brave as all heroes are, but unlike the
other heroes he was as compassionate as he was brave." (p. 159). Theseus also
was a man of bravery, intellect and bodily strength. Hercules on the other ....
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.... in other ways.
Second, Theseus was very smart. Because of his great intellect the
Athenians, people who valued thought and ideas, chose him and not Hercules as
their hero. Theseus escaped from the Labyrinth and killed the Minotaur. Neither
of these tasks were easy and required someone with aptitude unlike Hercules.
Theseus always thought things through and made good decisions. Hercules'
foolishness was shown on many occasions such as when he killed his family and
his music teacher. Theseus' i ....
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