How Is Theseus An Archetypal Hero

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The character Theseus from the myth “Theseus” is an archetypal hero who is clever and courageous. These traits help him to overcome the obstacles he faces throughout the story. The hero in a story often defeats challenges and outsmarts opponents using his or her cunning trait. For example, when Theseus has realized that King Aegeus, his father, has not yet recognized him, he must find a way to indicate to his father that he is his son. With this in mind, Theseus intelligently “determines to test his father” (Coolidge 205) by taking out the knife that his father would recognize as his. This causes his father to recognize Theseus as his son, alongside avoiding his own death. In a story, the hero courageously defeats his or her demons whether

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