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Theseus

“He forgot to change his sails on the way home, and the sea remembers.”

A Labyrinth legend of Heroes & Mortals

2 known connections · an open question

The living story

The story so far

Theseus sailed to Crete as tribute, took Ariadne's thread and sword, killed the Minotaur in its maze, and sailed home — then forgot the white sails, and his father Aegeus threw himself into the sea that bears his name.

Happening now

He united Attica and ruled Athens well, mostly. The labyrinth is empty now; he visits once a year, alone, and doesn't say why.

What may come

Ariadne, abandoned on Naxos, became a goddess and married Dionysus. Theseus has never commented. The silence is the loudest thing about him.

Connected

Heroes & Mortals

Kings, killers, singers, and sailors who chose glory over long life. Their names are the reason the word kleos exists.

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At a glance — details & stats
Element
Labyrinth
Faction
Heroes & Mortals — the glory-seekers
Rarity
Rare
Personality
Slayer of the Minotaur, who followed Ariadne's thread into the labyrinth and came back out a king.
Edition
One of 150
Stats
power 85 · speed 82 · charm 80