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* DeathByDespair: As a kid-friendly alternative to King Aegeus [[DrivenToSuicide drowning himself]] after receiving [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated greatly exaggerated reports of Theseus' death]], a sibyl warns him prior to this book's events that he will suffer this if he opens his wineskin before reaching the highest point in Athens. He disregards this warning while pouring a drink for Aethra, before proposing to her. Eventually, the false report of their son dying gives Aegeus a heart attack, plunging his lifeless body into the sea.
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* DeathByDespair: As a kid-friendly alternative to King Aegeus [[DrivenToSuicide drowning himself]] after receiving [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated greatly exaggerated reports of Theseus' death]], a sibyl warns him predicts prior to this book's events that he the king will suffer this if he opens his wineskin before reaching the highest point in Athens. He disregards this warning while pouring a drink for Aethra, before proposing to her. Eventually, the false report of their son dying gives Aegeus a heart attack, plunging his lifeless body into the sea.
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''Stop That Bull, Theseus!'' is Book V in Kate [=McMullan=]'s ''Literature/MythOMania'' series, published in 2003. Hades recounts the adventures of his forgetful nephew, Theseus, from ridding the Trozen-Athens road of murderous "bullies", to wrestling the half-bull, half-man Minotaur.
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''Stop That Bull, Theseus!'' is Book V in Kate [=McMullan=]'s ''Literature/MythOMania'' series, published in 2003. Hades recounts the adventures of his forgetful nephew, Theseus, from ridding the Trozen-Athens road of murderous "bullies", to wrestling Asterius, the half-bull, half-man Minotaur.
* GivenNameReveal: Asterius formally introduces himself to Hades, Theseus, and the latter's XIII Athenian "traveling buddies" in Chapter XV, "The Minotaur".
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* TemporaryLoveInterest: Hades convinces Cupid to hook up Princess Ariadne of Crete and Theseus with an orange-tipped arrow, so that she would help Theseus survive the labyrinth. After he returns from fighting the Minotaur, Ariadne tries to sail back to Athens with him. Unfortunately, she gets so seasick, that they have to stop at an island, where they end up parting ways.[[note]]Theseus accidentally leaves Ariadne behind, until Dionysus, the god of wine, comes to save her. The epilogue states that after Cupid's magic wore off of Ariadne, she eventually married Dionysus instead of Theseus, who married her sister, Phaedra.[[/note]]
* TheUnfavorite: Zeus felt so ashamed of having the Minotaur as a grandson that he wrote a story in which ''Theseus killed him.''
* WorthyOpponent: The fight between Theseus and the Minotaur ends with a tie; Hades recruits them to eventually rematch in the Underworld.
* TheUnfavorite: Zeus felt so ashamed of having the Minotaur as a grandson that he wrote a story in which ''Theseus killed him.''
* WorthyOpponent: The fight between Theseus and the Minotaur ends with a tie; Hades recruits them to eventually rematch in the Underworld.
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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: King Aegeus' latest wife, Queen Medea, attempts to poison Theseus with a wolfsbane-seasoned steak, to ensure that her own son, Medus, would remain the heir to the Athenian throne. Aegeus prevents Theseus from eating it while personally welcoming him to Athens.
* TemporaryLoveInterest: Hades convinces Cupid to hook up Princess Ariadne of Crete and Theseus with an orange-tipped arrow, so that she would help Theseus survive the labyrinth. After he returns from fightingthe Minotaur, Asterius, Ariadne tries to sail back to Athens with him. Unfortunately, she gets so seasick, that they have to stop at an island, where they end up parting ways.[[note]]Theseus accidentally leaves Ariadne behind, until Dionysus, the god of wine, comes to save her. The epilogue states that after Cupid's magic wore off of Ariadne, she eventually married Dionysus instead of Theseus, who married her sister, Phaedra.[[/note]]
* TheUnfavorite: Zeus felt so ashamed of havingthe Minotaur Asterius as a grandson that he wrote a story in which ''Theseus killed him.''
* VillainExitStageLeft: After King Aegeus learns of Queen Medea's attempt to poison Theseus, she and Medus disappear in a puff of smoke, then ride her chariot out of Athens.
* WorthyOpponent: The fight between Theseus andthe Minotaur Asterius ends with a tie; Hades recruits them to eventually rematch in the Underworld.
* TemporaryLoveInterest: Hades convinces Cupid to hook up Princess Ariadne of Crete and Theseus with an orange-tipped arrow, so that she would help Theseus survive the labyrinth. After he returns from fighting
* TheUnfavorite: Zeus felt so ashamed of having
* VillainExitStageLeft: After King Aegeus learns of Queen Medea's attempt to poison Theseus, she and Medus disappear in a puff of smoke, then ride her chariot out of Athens.
* WorthyOpponent: The fight between Theseus and
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* OnTheNext: In the epilogue, Hades offers to tell Hermes how [[Literature/KeepALidOnItPandora Pandora got tricked into opening her box]].
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* {{Doorstopper}}: Discussed; When Hermes asks Hades why the novel doesn't document the adventures that Thesus had after becoming king, Hades explains that he didn't want the book to become too thick. Hermes informs him that some mortals enjoy thick books, as evidenced by the popularity of "[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry What's-his-name]]."
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* {{Doorstopper}}: Discussed; When Hermes (Hyperion in the original version) asks Hades why the novel doesn't document the adventures that Thesus had after becoming king, Hades explains that he didn't want the book to become too thick. Hermes The other immortal informs him that some mortals enjoy thick books, as evidenced by the popularity of "[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry What's-his-name]]."
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''Stop That Bull, Theseus!'' is Book V in Kate [=McMullan=]'s ''Literature/MythOMania'' series, published in 2003. Hades recounts the adventures of his forgetful nephew, Theseus, from ridding the Trozen-Athens road of murderous "bullies", to wrestling the half-bull, half-man Minotaur.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* AccidentalMarriage: Poseidon married the mortal woman Aethra after the two of them had "[[FrothyMugsOfWater too much bubbly]]". Since Po and Aethra had already fallen in love before that, he admits to Hades that he would have actually stayed with her, and their son, Theseus, if she didn't dump Po for King Aegeus.
* CharacterExaggeration: Most versions of Theseus' story have him forget to change the color of the sail of the boat that transports him between Crete and Athens, which scares King Aegeus to death, after he interprets the black sail as a sign that Theseus perished in his fight against the Minotaur. ''Stop That Bull, Theseus!'' reveals Theseus as a full-blown ForgetfulJones.
* CompetitionFreak: Theseus will never take the easy way out, doing things like walking to Athens instead of sailing, so that he could fight the bullies that plague the road.
* CoolUncle: Theseus never learns that Hades is his uncle, but they become "buddies", in Theseus' own words, while traveling together.
* DeathByDespair: As a kid-friendly alternative to King Aegeus [[DrivenToSuicide drowning himself]] after receiving [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated greatly exaggerated reports of Theseus' death]], this book has the news give him a heart attack, plunging his lifeless body into the sea.
* {{Doorstopper}}: Discussed; When Hermes asks Hades why the novel doesn't document the adventures that Thesus had after becoming king, Hades explains that he didn't want the book to become too thick. Hermes informs him that some mortals enjoy thick books, as evidenced by the popularity of "[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry What's-his-name]]."
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Theseus almost calls the Aegean Sea, "The Blue Sea That My Dad Plunged Into After He Died of Grief", until Hades suggests something shorter and more respectful.
* ForgetfulJones: Theseus has a pretty poor memory.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Theseus [[AccidentalMurder accidentally murders]] three bullies with their own {{Death Trap}}s.
* HumongousMecha: Crete has a giant robot guard, Talos.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each chapter title has a pun regarding bulls.
* ProWrestlingEpisode: Hades forms a wrestling federation, while accompanying Theseus to four unscripted wrestling matches.
* RoadTripPlot: Theseus and Hades share a road trip while walking from Trozen to Athens together. During their journey, Theseus wrestles three bloodthirsty bullies, whom Hades recruits for the Underworld Wrestling Federation.
* TemporaryLoveInterest: Hades convinces Cupid to hook up Princess Ariadne of Crete and Theseus with an orange-tipped arrow, so that she would help Theseus survive the labyrinth. After he returns from fighting the Minotaur, Ariadne tries to sail back to Athens with him. Unfortunately, she gets so seasick, that they have to stop at an island, where they end up parting ways.[[note]]Theseus accidentally leaves Ariadne behind, until Dionysus, the god of wine, comes to save her. The epilogue states that after Cupid's magic wore off of Ariadne, she eventually married Dionysus instead of Theseus, who married her sister, Phaedra.[[/note]]
* TheUnfavorite: Zeus felt so ashamed of having the Minotaur as a grandson that he wrote a story in which ''Theseus killed him.''
* WorthyOpponent: The fight between Theseus and the Minotaur ends with a tie; Hades recruits them to eventually rematch in the Underworld.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* AccidentalMarriage: Poseidon married the mortal woman Aethra after the two of them had "[[FrothyMugsOfWater too much bubbly]]". Since Po and Aethra had already fallen in love before that, he admits to Hades that he would have actually stayed with her, and their son, Theseus, if she didn't dump Po for King Aegeus.
* CharacterExaggeration: Most versions of Theseus' story have him forget to change the color of the sail of the boat that transports him between Crete and Athens, which scares King Aegeus to death, after he interprets the black sail as a sign that Theseus perished in his fight against the Minotaur. ''Stop That Bull, Theseus!'' reveals Theseus as a full-blown ForgetfulJones.
* CompetitionFreak: Theseus will never take the easy way out, doing things like walking to Athens instead of sailing, so that he could fight the bullies that plague the road.
* CoolUncle: Theseus never learns that Hades is his uncle, but they become "buddies", in Theseus' own words, while traveling together.
* DeathByDespair: As a kid-friendly alternative to King Aegeus [[DrivenToSuicide drowning himself]] after receiving [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated greatly exaggerated reports of Theseus' death]], this book has the news give him a heart attack, plunging his lifeless body into the sea.
* {{Doorstopper}}: Discussed; When Hermes asks Hades why the novel doesn't document the adventures that Thesus had after becoming king, Hades explains that he didn't want the book to become too thick. Hermes informs him that some mortals enjoy thick books, as evidenced by the popularity of "[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry What's-his-name]]."
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Theseus almost calls the Aegean Sea, "The Blue Sea That My Dad Plunged Into After He Died of Grief", until Hades suggests something shorter and more respectful.
* ForgetfulJones: Theseus has a pretty poor memory.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Theseus [[AccidentalMurder accidentally murders]] three bullies with their own {{Death Trap}}s.
* HumongousMecha: Crete has a giant robot guard, Talos.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each chapter title has a pun regarding bulls.
* ProWrestlingEpisode: Hades forms a wrestling federation, while accompanying Theseus to four unscripted wrestling matches.
* RoadTripPlot: Theseus and Hades share a road trip while walking from Trozen to Athens together. During their journey, Theseus wrestles three bloodthirsty bullies, whom Hades recruits for the Underworld Wrestling Federation.
* TemporaryLoveInterest: Hades convinces Cupid to hook up Princess Ariadne of Crete and Theseus with an orange-tipped arrow, so that she would help Theseus survive the labyrinth. After he returns from fighting the Minotaur, Ariadne tries to sail back to Athens with him. Unfortunately, she gets so seasick, that they have to stop at an island, where they end up parting ways.[[note]]Theseus accidentally leaves Ariadne behind, until Dionysus, the god of wine, comes to save her. The epilogue states that after Cupid's magic wore off of Ariadne, she eventually married Dionysus instead of Theseus, who married her sister, Phaedra.[[/note]]
* TheUnfavorite: Zeus felt so ashamed of having the Minotaur as a grandson that he wrote a story in which ''Theseus killed him.''
* WorthyOpponent: The fight between Theseus and the Minotaur ends with a tie; Hades recruits them to eventually rematch in the Underworld.
