Theseus definitely proved to be a hero. In the story, he had a reputation as the hero, he had good intentions since the beginning, he was selfless, he understood his own mistakes, and he created peace in Athens. When first beginning his journey to Athens, “[...] he took the difficult coast road, which ran through lands ruled by giants and brutal outlaws” (Rahilly 1). By doing so, the people of Athens must have been happy to know that those giants and brutal outlaws had been defeated, hence why they thought Theseus was a hero. He took away something that made society unhappy. Also, Theseus always had good intentions, he wanted to deliver the sandals back to Aegeus, “[...] fight the monster” (1) for the good of society, and there simply was not anything he intended to do that was unheroic. A wide scale,…show more content… He certainly did make some mistakes, but never out of a bad heart. He forgot to bring Ariadne with him to Athens. Yes, by all means that had been unintentional as Theseus himself had been “[...] mourning for Ariadne [...]” (3) after realising what he had done. He absolutely would have “[...] hoist[ed] the white sail that would give his father hope of his return” (3) to save him if he could go back to that moment on the ship. He acknowledged his mistakes and was disappointed by those mistakes. Furthermore, by doing what he had done (slaying the giants, brutal outlaws, and the minotaur), it is obvious that he created peace in the story. No one would have to be afraid of being targeted by the giants and brutal outlaws anymore. No one would need to be a tribute for the minotaur. Theseus consistently and without a doubt proved to be a hero because he had the reputation of a hero, he had good intentions all throughout the story, he had been putting others before himself, he realised his mistakes, and he was the reason for the final peacefulness of the story. Surely, it is impossible for Theseus to not have been a
