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Theseus Or Hercules? - Online Term Paper

Theseus Or Hercules?

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 hand
was what all Greece except Athens most admired. He was very strong but wasn't
too smart. Hercules never thought of the consequences that his actions would
bring about before he followed through with them.
First, Theseus was very strong. He fought many terrible horrendous
monsters such as the Minotaur, "..a monster, half bull, half human.." (p.151),
and went on many great ventures such as ...

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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' intellect is one very valuable quality which makes
him more worthy of emulation.
Third, Theseus was very brave. In fact he went on so many great
excursions that a saying grew up in Athens "Nothing without Theseus!" (p. 149).
When it was time for Theseus to seek his father he would not go by water " But
Theseus refused to go by water because the voyage was safe and easy." (p. 149).
Theseus insisted to take the way by land. His idea was to become a hero as
quickly as possible, and he accomplished his goal by ridding the land of all the
banns to travelers on his way to find his father. Theseus had many other
adventures. He was on the Argo, in the Caledonian hunt, as well as many others.
Hercules also had ...

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Added: 11/15/2008 02:00:28 PM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 482
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