Mythical founder-king of Athens (7)

I believe the answer is:

theseus

(Other definitions for theseus that I've seen before include "He slew the Minotaur" , "Athenian king" , "Greek king" , "Rescuer of Ariadne" , "Ariadne's abandoner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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