If all the planks that make up the ship of Theseus were replaced, would it still be the same ship?
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Theseus
/ˈθiːsjuːs/
Synonyms for "theseus" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
athenian heroepic hero motif
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
heroic archetype
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
legendary kingmythic heroquest archetype
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More general
5 entriesancient herolegendary figureliterary archetypemythical figurenarrative motif
More specific
4 entriesFounder of AthensMinotaur slayerlabyrinth motifquest narrative
Collocations
6 entriesAthenian heroMinotaur slayerTheseus archetypeTheseus legendking of Athensmyth of Theseus
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The Minotaur was a monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull, confined in the labyrinth built by Daedalus for Minos, and given a periodic tribute of youths and maidens as food until killed by Theseus.
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All the original text on the English Wikipedia's "Ship of Theseus" article has been replaced.
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