This excerpt is from one or me many myths about Theseus, the mythical king and founder of Athens. This particular story focuses on Theseus' early life in Troezone. Theseus is me son of a great king of Athens, Aegeus before Theseus is oom, his father ieaves but felis fis whe Autra fo bury his sandals and sword under a rock. II Theseas proved strong enough fo move the rock, he could claim the tems and his birthrighr.
(1) Once upon a time there was a princess in Troczene. Artra, the daughter of Pitheus the king she fad one rair son, named Theseus, the bravest lad in all ine land. And when Theseus was fitheen years old, she took him up with her to the lemple, and into ine thickels of the grove which grew in the temple-yard. And she ked him to a tall plane-tree, beneath whose shade grew arbutus, and lentisk, and purple heather-bushes Avid there she sighed. and said. 'Theseus, my son, go into that thicket and you wili ind at the plane.tree foot a great flat slone; lift it, and bring me what lies underneath.'
(2) Then Theseus pushed his way in through the inick bushes and saw that they had not been moved for a long time And searching among inerr roots he found a great fat sione, al overgrown with ivy, and acanthus, and moss. He tried to ift it, bet he could not. And he tried til the sweat ran down fiss brow from head, and the tears from his eyes for stamie, but all was of no arail. Aad at last he came back so his mother, and said, 7 have found the skone, Duf I cannot itt it nor to It think that any man covid in all Troezene'
(3) Then she sighed, and sant, The Gods wait long, but they are just at last Let it be for another year. The day may come when you will be a stronger man than ives in at Troezene.
(1) Once upon a time there was a princess in Troczene. Artra, the daughter of Pitheus the king she fad one rair son, named Theseus, the bravest lad in all ine land. And when Theseus was fitheen years old, she took him up with her to the lemple, and into ine thickels of the grove which grew in the temple-yard. And she ked him to a tall plane-tree, beneath whose shade grew arbutus, and lentisk, and purple heather-bushes Avid there she sighed. and said. 'Theseus, my son, go into that thicket and you wili ind at the plane.tree foot a great flat slone; lift it, and bring me what lies underneath.'
(2) Then Theseus pushed his way in through the inick bushes and saw that they had not been moved for a long time And searching among inerr roots he found a great fat sione, al overgrown with ivy, and acanthus, and moss. He tried to ift it, bet he could not. And he tried til the sweat ran down fiss brow from head, and the tears from his eyes for stamie, but all was of no arail. Aad at last he came back so his mother, and said, 7 have found the skone, Duf I cannot itt it nor to It think that any man covid in all Troezene'
(3) Then she sighed, and sant, The Gods wait long, but they are just at last Let it be for another year. The day may come when you will be a stronger man than lives in at Troezene.
(5) And when his eighteenth year was past. Aithra led him up again to the temple, and said. Theseus, unt the stone the day, or never know wno you are' And Theseus went into the thicket, and stood over the stone, and tugged at t, and it moved. Then his spint swelled within him, and he said. If I treak my heat in my body, it shat up.' And he fugged at it once more, and lifted it, and rolied it over wth a shout
Thow Arthur was chosen king"
(2) So when he came to the churchyard, sir Arthur found no hnights there, for they were at the jousting. And so, he grabbed the sword by the handres, and ighily and tercely puled It out of the stone, and took his horse and rode his way unte he came to his brother sir kay, and dellered him the sword.
What smiarity between Theseus and Arthur in these excerpts reveals that the story of king Arthur is drawn from the myth of Theseus?
What santarity between Theseus and Arthur in these excerpts reveals that the story of King Auther s drawn from the myth of Theseus?
Both Theter and Arthur