Myths featuring King Aegeus

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Theseus and the Minotaur

🏛️ Greek MythologyPalace of Knossos, Crete, GreeceTheseus • Minotaur • Ariadne

The Athenian hero Theseus travels to Crete to end a gruesome tribute where seven young men and seven young women are sacrificed to the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull monster living in a complex Labyrinth. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne and a ball of golden thread, Theseus navigates the maze, slays the beast, and leads his people to freedom, though the journey ends in tragedy...