The King Must Die: Is Theseus to Perfect to be a Human Being? To be considered a human being one must be subject to or indicative of the weakness, imperfections, and fragility associated with human beings. This definition separates us from any lower being, or for this book's concern separates us from any higher being. Theseus had endured a life that during some times showed to be like that of any human. Yet, there were numerous occasions that proved Theseus to be not of human flesh and blood, but that of a god. The most compelling event of the book, in my mind, that would define Theseus to be more than a human being took place under the