Themes in Theseus: The Minotaur and the Labyrinth
Little Words, Big Ideas
Strength and Skill
To the ancient Greeks, nothing said strength and skill like a little monster slaying. It seems like it was a requirement that a hero prove himself by slaughtering some monster or another. Perseus b...
Betrayal
When Theseus abandons Princess Ariadne, we see that he's not the squeaky clean hero that we might have thought he was. Even though Ariadne's help was essential for him to complete his quest, he bre...