# Theseus — The Prince character guide

> Theseus in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Theseus

**First appearance:** 0012-vi-concerning-new-principalities-which-are-acquired-by-one-s-own-arms-and-ability

## Who they are

Athenian hero who unified Attica, model for princely founders.

## In the story

### [VI: Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired by One’s Own Arms and Ability](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/vi-concerning-new-principalities-which-are-acquired-by-one-s-own-arms-and-ability)

Example of a prince who demonstrated ability by uniting the dispersed Athenians.

### [XXVI: An Exhortation to Liberate Italy from the Barbarians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/xxvi-an-exhortation-to-liberate-italy-from-the-barbarians)

Cited as an example of a leader who emerged when the Athenians were dispersed.

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