Greek · No. 030
Theseus of Athens
Real myth
He left a thread at the entrance. He came back along it.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 1850
- DEF
- 1600
- Level
- 5
- Type
- Warrior
- Element
- Light
- Constellations
- Sun · Hammer
The myth
Theseus was the great hero of Athens, son of the princess Aethra and King Aegeus or, in other versions, of Poseidon. Raised in Troezen, he lifted a rock to find the sword and sandals his father had left and traveled overland to Athens, defeating bandits such as Sciron and Procrustes on the way. In Athens he escaped Medea's poison, captured the bull of Marathon and volunteered as one of the youths sent to the Minotaur. Returning, he forgot to change the black sail for a white one, and Aegeus in despair threw himself into the sea that would bear his name (Plutarch, Life of Theseus).
Why it has this power
An Uncommon level-5 card with 1850 ATK and 1600 DEF: a hero still young, strong but far from his prime. A Light Warrior, like the founder who brought order to Athens, he bears the Sun and Hammer constellations. Fused with the Minotaur of the Labyrinth, he becomes Theseus, Victor of the Labyrinth, his legendary form.
Did you know
Plutarch says the Athenians preserved Theseus's ship by replacing its rotten planks, and philosophers argued whether it was still the same ship.
Connections
- Fuses into: + Minotaur of the Labyrinth → Theseus, Victor of the Labyrinth
Where to get it
- Campaign drop: Nikos the Young Hoplite (Aegean of Heroes) — grade S: 25% · grade A: 17%
- Campaign drop: Elena, Huntress of Artemis (Aegean of Heroes) — grade B: 14%
- Campaign drop: Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle (Aegean of Heroes) — grade C: 13%
- Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
- Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
- Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
- Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
- Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
- Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
- Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
- Craft with card dust: 100 dust
- Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).
Sources
- Theseus (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
- Life of Theseus — Plutarch (trans. B. Perrin), Theoi Classical Texts Library
- The Library, Epitome — Pseudo-Apollodorus (trans. J. G. Frazer), Theoi Classical Texts Library