Yes, he undergoes the five stages of epic hero development in the novel The King Must Die
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Theseus killed Periphetes, the club bearer. He killed the robber Sinis who tied travelers to trees bent down to the ground. He killed a robber called Sciron. He stopped a year-King called Cercyon refused to be sacrificed. He also killed Procrustes who had a bed that if you didn't fit it, he chopped off their feet or stretched them. But Theseus is most famous for killing the Minotaur.
She the daughter of Spartan king Tyndareus. Theseus was in love with her and at one point kidnapped her. She was rumored to be the most beautiful women in the world. Helen was seduced by Paris with the help of Aphrodite (due to an apple contest supposedly). She was then taken to Troy. Which shortly after her husband came after her and started a long, long, long... war. Finally Odysseus suggested the wooden horse.
His heroic deeds and actions have, through the years, been adapted and expanded to fit many different social and political agendas. Hercules was described as brave, strong, loyal, compassionate, and hard-working.
The hero who performed the 12 labors was Heracles, known as Hercules in Roman mythology. He was tasked with these labors as a form of penance for killing his family in a fit of madness, which had been inflicted upon him by the goddess Hera. The labors included challenges such as slaying the Nemean Lion and capturing the Golden Hind of Artemis, showcasing his strength and bravery. Ultimately, these feats solidified his status as one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology.
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