Definition: The legendary Greek hero Theseus was the son of Aethra, a daughter of King Pittheus (son of Pelops) of Troezen, and either the Athenian king Aegeus or Poseidon. Theseus was a Greek hero second only to Hercules in Attica, involved in the story of the minotaur, the expedition of the Argonauts, Calydonian boar hunt, and Hercules' expedition against the Amazons.
Examples: Theseus was a legendary king of the Athenians. His father and sons were the eponymous heroes of two of the tribes of Athens.
