Which excerpt from theseus best shows that theseus has the characteristics of a greek hero?
he was raised in his mother's land, but once she told him who his father was, he decided to go to athens to claim his birthright.
theseus believed he could achieve greatness by defeating these brigands, who tormented travelers, and indeed carried this out.
theseus arrived in crete, whereupon king minos's daughter, ariadne, fell in love with him at first sight.
unfortunately, on the voyage home, events took place that caused theseus to forget to put up white sails.

The excerpt that best shows that Theseus has the characteristics of a Greek hero is "Theseus believed he could achieve greatness by defeating these brigands, who tormented travelers, and indeed carried this out".

This excerpt implies that Theseus was brave enough to fight against his enemies and it also shows that he reached glory by defeating them. Theseus was a mythical king, an important hero and a great reformer for Athenians. He made possible the unification of Attica under Athens and, for that reason, he was known as 'the unifying king'. Moreover, he was the one that saved the Athenian children from the Minotaur.

"Theseus believed he could achieve greatness by defeating these brigands, who tormented travelers, and indeed carried this out".

we need to see the statements.