Eponym for a ship in a famous thought experiment (7)

I believe the answer is:

theseus

(Other definitions for theseus that I've seen before include "Mythical hero" , "Minotaur killer" , "Ancient hero" , "Heroic Greek" , "classic hero" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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