Isocrates Helen 31

[31] His courage Theseus displayed in these perilous exploits which he hazarded alone; his knowledge of war in the battles he fought in company with the whole city; his piety toward the gods in connexion with the supplications of Adrastus and the children of Heracles when, by defeating the Peloponnesians in battle, he saved the lives of the children ¹ , and to Adrastus he restored for burial, despite the Thebans, the bodies of those who had died beneath the walls of the Cadmea ² ; and finally, he revealed his other virtues and his prudence, not only in the deeds already recited, but especially in the manner in which he governed our city.