a hero of Attica, noted for his many great deeds, among them the slaying of the Minotaur, the conquest of the Amazons, whose queen he married, and participation in the Calydonian hunt
Derived forms
Thesean (θɪˈsiːən)
adjective
Theseus in American English
(ˈθiˌsus; ˈθisiəs)
noun
Greek Legend
the principal hero of Attica, son of Aegeus and king of Athens, famed esp. for his killing of the Minotaur
Derived forms
Thesean (Theˈsean) (θiˈsiən)
adjective
Word origin
L < Gr Thēseus
Examples of 'Theseus' in a sentence
Theseus
Icarus, Minos, Pasiphae, Theseus and Ariadne had taken the place of Red Ridinghood and Cinderella in her infant mind.