Study Guide

Theseus

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Theseus was a big deal hero and king of Athens. His biggest claim to fame was braving the Labyrinth of Crete where he slayed the man-eating Minotaur, a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull. No big deal. Before that, he kicked the butts of six unruly bandits whose queen he'd kidnapped, bringing law and order to the land around Athens. Bottom line: Theseus was an awesome hero. But that didn't stop him from being a total womanizer, which got him into trouble all the time. Eventually, it even cost him the throne of Athens. Womp womp.

Basic Information

Name	Theseus
Nickname	The Matador, The Lady's Man
Sex	Male
Current city	Elysium

Work & Education

Occupation	King of Athens (retired), Minotaur Slayer (retired)
Education	The Ares School of War Dike's Academy of Law and Order (it was great studying with the goddess of justice herself)

Beliefs

Political views

If every ruler governed their land as well as I did Athens, the world would be a better place. Just sayin'.

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Aegeus and (maybe) Poseidon (Fathers) Aethra (Mother)
Children	Hippolytus, Demophon, Acamas
Friends	Pirithous (My BFF) Heracles (Who saved me from the Underworld) Buffy Abraham Lincoln
Enemies	King Minos (still mad at me for killing the Minotaur) The Minotaur (for obvious reasons) The Amazons (I kidnapped their Queen, Hippolyta) Hippolyta (see above) Ariadne (she's still pretty upset that I ditched her on an island) Helen (not too friendly with me because I kidnapped her when she was a kid) Castor and Pollux

Relationships

Relationship status	Fling with Ariadne Hippolyta (First wife) Phaedra (Second wife) Tried to marry Helen, but it didn't work out (Yeah, I get around)
Interested in	Battle-ology Daring do-ology Justice-ology Seduction-ology (I don't need to know the fancy terms—it's the action that counts)

Favorites

TV Shows	Game of Thrones Mad Men (that Don Draper has a way with the ladies!) Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Buffy the Vampire Slayer (I know she's a lady, but she's the bomb)
Quotations	"A warrior never worries about his fear." – Carlos Castaneda "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that he does not become a monster. And if you gaze into the abyss long enough, the abyss will gaze back at you." – Friedrich Nietzsche "The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse." – Miyamoto Musashi "I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'Til the end of the night He's gotta be strong He's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight." – Bonnie Tyler (she was totally talking about me)
Books	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (love the bullfighting) The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkien Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Anonymous) A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman
Music	I Need a Hero by Bonnie Tyler We Will Rock You by Queen Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen Don't Stop Believin' by Journey Love Bites by Def Leppard (reminds me of Phaedra) Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet Minotaur by the Clientele I Need a Hero by Frau Frau

Activities & Interests

Likes	Bullfighting Paintball Margaritas Garden Mazes Ladies' Night
Groups	Heroes of Greece Kings of Athens Bullfighters

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