This year, as King Aegeus looked out at those heading toward the docks, his son Theseus approached him and said:
“I am going with them to Crete to defeat the Minotaur and escape the Labyrinth once and for all!”
Theseus, the son of Aegeus and Prince of Athens, was also an incredible fighter. He was quick and stealthy—often adoringly referred to as “the assassin,” much to the King’s further humiliation. Theseus was, most importantly for this story, smart.
When Aegeus had first seen him approach with a gleam in his eye, he knew there was brilliance behind it. Now, though, Aegeus was appalled to think about his beloved son against the mighty Minotaur. He did not know if he should agree.
He looked back out at the young people now aboard the ship and back to his son. He knew Theseus well and so merely replied:
“If you survive your battle against the Minotaur, fly a white flag on the way home.”
Theseus, the son of Aegeus and Prince of Athens, was also an incredible fighter. He was quick and stealthy—often adoringly referred to as “the assassin,” much to the King’s further humiliation. Theseus was, most importantly for this story, smart.