In Plutarch’s biography, which work recounts Theseus’s encounter with the Minotaur?

In Plutarch’s biography, Life of Theseus recounts Theseus’s encounter with the Minotaur.

Plutarch included Theseus among the Greek figures in Parallel Lives, pairing him with the Roman founder Romulus. The biography describes Theseus’s journey to Crete, the Athenian tribute, Ariadne’s role, and his fight with the Minotaur before returning to Athens.

Plutarch was writing biography rather than a purely mythological handbook. He often compared traditions, commented on their credibility, and connected legendary episodes with civic history. His Life of Theseus therefore contains both heroic storytelling and discussion of how Athenians remembered their past.

Life of Alexander, Life of Solon, and Life of Pericles are also works by Plutarch, but they concern different historical or semi-historical figures. The Theseus narrative belongs specifically to the opening biography of the Greek-Roman pair Theseus and Romulus.