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theseus

/ˈθiˌziəs/

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What does theseus mean?

proper noun

  1. A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.

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/ˈθiˌziəs/

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While Sir Horatio was in the THESEUS, he was employed in the command of the inner squadron at the blockade of Cadiz.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
I think Theseus cannot be umpire to himself, Cleaving his conscience into twain and doing Each side like justice, which he loves best.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
More book examples (3)
And the house of the Phytalidae had the overseeing of these sacrifices, Theseus doing them that honor in recompense of their former hospitality.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
A sudden clap of thunder is heard, and as peal follows peal, Oedipus is aware that his hour is come and bids Antigone summon Theseus.
SophoclesPlays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; AntigoneTranslated by Francis StorrProject Gutenberg ebook #31
Even so, you will not sit like Theseus.
Robert Browning; Hiram CorsonAn Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's PoetryProject Gutenberg ebook #260