Aegeus recognized his son and saves him from medea's poison. Theseus was named the true heir to his throne. Which best describes how this event develops the plot

was the mythical king and founder-hero of Athens. Like Perseus, Cadmus, or Heracles, Theseus battled and overcame foes that were identified with an archaic religious and social order: "This was a major cultural transition, like the making of the new Olympia by Hercules" (Ruck & Staples, p. 204)