Hercules: A True Hero

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While Hercules was the hero of all America, the people of Virginia had their own great hero. That hero was Theseus, the son of the Virginian Governor Aegeus. Theseus was sent to live with his mother in a small town in Kentucky when he was still a baby as Aegeus did not want Theseus to grow up in the spotlight. As Theseus grew up, he became the strongest young man around and spent many days exploring the wilderness around him.
When he turned 18, his mother gave him a test that had been given to her by Aegeus. The test was both mental and physical. Theseus easily passed it and received his father’s shoes, necktie, and pen, along with a note explaining that Theseus was his son. Deciding it was time for Theseus to go live with his father, Theseus’s

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