The King Must Die: Is Theseus To Perfect To Be A Human Being?

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younger Theseus' shoulders when
he worked under his grandfather at the tender age of eight. Theseus was to
teach the inner workings of his job that was soon to be passed on to his
apprentice. Yet, this boy tested his patience every day and would push him
around and laugh at the year older Theseus. Theseus thought that if he was
truly born of a god that he could show this boy who he was. One day Theseus had
a small quarrel with this boy. The result of this quarrel was Theseus showing,
for the first time in the book that he was not of the ingredients that other
humans were. The small quarrel had erupted into a mighty battle. Theseus then
pounded his foot on the ground and created a massive earthquake leaving the
boy's body hurdled onto rocks and praying for Theseus not to kill him. Theseus
remained untouched throughout the event and in return the boy put full trust in
the fact Theseus was born of a god.

In the later part of this book, Theseus became bolder and now ...

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