Meanings
Origin
- Ancient GreekΘησεύς
- EnglishTheseus
From Ancient Greek Θησεύς (Thēseús). His name comes from the same root as θεσμός (thesmós), Greek for “institution”.
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Ancient Greek Θησεύς
- Θησεύς (Thēseús)hero
Arabic ثيسيوس
- ثيسيوسhero
Bulgarian Тезей
- Тезей (Tezej)hero
Catalan Teseu
- Teseuhero
Chinese Mandarin 忒修斯
- 忒修斯 (Tèxiūsī)hero
Czech Théseus
- Théseushero
Danish Theseus
- Theseushero
Dutch Theseus
- Theseushero
Esperanto Tezeo
- Tezeohero
Estonian Theseus
- Theseushero
Finnish Theseus
- Theseushero
French Thésée
- Théséehero
German Theseus
- Theseushero
Greek Θησέας
- Θησέας (Thiséas)hero
Hebrew תזאוס
- תזאוסhero
Hungarian Thészeusz
- Thészeuszhero
Icelandic Þeseifur
- Þeseifurhero
Italian Teseo
- Teseohero
Japanese テセウス, テーセウス
- テセウス (Teseusu)hero
- テーセウス (Tēseusu)hero
Latin Thēseus
- Thēseushero
Lithuanian Tesėjas
- Tesėjashero
Norwegian Thesevs
- Thesevshero
Polish Tezeusz
- Tezeuszhero
Portuguese Teseu
- Teseuhero
Romanian Tezeu
- Tezeuhero
Russian Тезе́й
- Тезе́й (Tezéj)hero
Spanish Teseo
- Teseohero
Swedish Theseus
- Theseushero
Turkish Theseus
- Theseushero
Ukrainian Тесей
- Тесей (Tesej)hero
Urdu تھیسیس
- تھیسیس (theses)hero
Cite this entry
APA
Theseus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Theseus
MLA
“Theseus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Theseus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Theseus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Theseus.
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