The Ideal Hero Of Theseus The Quintessential Hero

The Greek definition of an ideal hero is someone that is courageous, brave, strong, positive, righteous, believable, relatable, an essential noble, and the most important someone that values trying to be the best that he could be. So, who would be considered the quintessential Hero? I think that Theseus is the quintessential hero. His relatable and heroic qualities make him the ideal hero. He combined strength, power, and wisdom. He defended the oppressed and constantly fought for the ideal of justice and righteousness. He accomplished more heroic deeds that the other heroes. Theseus was easy to admire and very relatable. People are able to use him as their determination to complete any goal or quest given to them. He defended the†¦show more content†¦The people of Athens heard about his heroic deeds and praised him as a hero. He accomplished more heroic deeds that the other heroes. Theseus was own as heroes before even completing his quest. All of them had the main quest that they wanted to accomplish. Jason’s was to go to the eastern end of the black sea to get the golden fleece and return to regain the throne. Perseus was to get medusa’s head to save his mother from marrying polydecties. They both were labeled as heroes after completing their task. Theseus on the other hand, his quest was to travels to the city of Athens to meet his father. He overcomes many obstacles along the way. Therefore, by the time he reaches Athens, he was known as a hero. He cleared the road of any possible danger that could occur on the road to then. The people of Athens heard about his heroic deeds and praised him as a hero. Theseus was easy to admire and very relatable. According to Peter Stillman,† the hero must, despite his superman achievements must have something in common with the meekest people†.(5) Which mean despite all their big accomplishments, the hero must have at least one thing in common with the average person. Theseus is more retable that both Jason and Perseus. He was mostly known for being a mortal since Poseidon never helped him with anything. Jason got help from Medea and Hercules got help from both Hermes and Athena. Being the son of a mortal, Theseus was still able to accomplish many smarts and physical