How Theseus Slays the Minotaur (Greek Mythology) By Nathaniel Hawthorne Listen to the story “How Theseus Slays the Minotaur (Greek Mythology)” gives us the meaning and attitudes of a true ruler; how does Theseus behave when he sacrifices his position as prince and the future king of the whole country just to protect his own people because that is the meaning of responsibility, not to mention the insisting, he tried and tried all the time till he managed to lift that vast rock and fulfill his role.  It gives us some great virtues to teach to our children.  How Theseus Slays the Minotaur (Greek Mythology) In the old city of Tyrosine at the foot of a lofty mountain, there lived a very long time ago…