A hero in ancient Greek stories, the great hero of the city of Athens — the way Hercules belongs to Greece as a whole.

A hero in ancient Greek stories古希臘故事裡的一位英雄, the great hero of the city of Athens是雅典城的大英雄 — the way Hercules belongs to Greece as a whole就像海克力斯屬於整個希臘一樣。

He is best known for sailing to Crete and killing the Minotaur, the monster with a bull's head that lived in the Labyrinth, a maze no one could escape. He got out again because the king's daughter Ariadne gave him a ball of thread to unwind as he walked in.

He is best known for他最有名的事蹟是 sailing to Crete航海到克里特島 and killing the Minotaur殺死牛頭怪彌諾陶洛斯, the monster with a bull's head也就是那個有牛頭的怪物 that lived in the Labyrinth住在迷宮裡, a maze no one could escape一座沒人逃得出來的迷宮。He got out again他之所以能再走出來 because the king's daughter Ariadne是因為國王的女兒亞莉阿德妮 gave him a ball of thread to unwind as he walked in給了他一團線球，讓他邊走邊放線。

Later stories also tie him to Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons.

Later stories後來的故事 also tie him to Hippolyta也把他跟希波麗塔連在一起, queen of the Amazons也就是亞馬遜女王。

In English the name comes up in three places: in myth and children's story books; in Shakespeare, where Theseus is the duke in A Midsummer Night's Dream; and in the famous puzzle called the Ship of Theseus — if you replace every plank of a ship one by one, is it still the same ship? People use that phrase in ordinary arguments about identity and change.

In English在英文裡 the name comes up in three places這個名字會在三個地方出現：in myth and children's story books神話和兒童故事書裡；in Shakespeare在莎士比亞的作品裡, where Theseus is the duke in A Midsummer Night's Dream他在《仲夏夜之夢》裡是那位公爵；and in the famous puzzle called the Ship of Theseus還有那個有名的謎題「忒修斯之船」 — if you replace every plank of a ship one by one如果一艘船的木板一片一片全部換掉, is it still the same ship它還是同一艘船嗎？People use that phrase人們會用這個說法 in ordinary arguments about identity and change來討論日常生活裡關於「同一性」和變化的爭論。

The usual English pronunciation is roughly THEE-see-us.

The usual English pronunciation英文通常的唸法 is roughly THEE-see-us大約是「THEE-see-us」。