The Minotaur was one of the most famous and gruesome monsters in Ancient Greek mythology, usually portrayed with the body of a man and the head of a bull. Minos rules the island of crete, and was a descendant of a high Minos standard lineage he was the son of Europa with Zeus. The God managed to turn himself into a white bull abducting the damsel and taking her to the island of Crete, the couple had three children Minos, […]
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The Origin of the Hero Theseus The story of Theseus and the Minotaur has become legend, but the Athenian Hero had a troubled beggining. Aegeus, king of the city of Athens had several women but none managed to give him a male heir. The king decided to pay a visit to the Oracle of Delphi and inquired Pittheus on what was needed to have a son. As it was customary what the Oracle said to Aegis was quite obscure and […]
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The story of the Fall of Icarus is one of those legends of Greek mythology that fascinates audiences especially because of the character’s desire to go beyond human boundaries as well as for the tragic consequences this brought about. Daedalus was a major architect and inventor renowned throughout Greece but that did not prevent his and his son Icarus’ imprisonment on the iland containing the labyrinth of King Minos in Crete. Under King Minos’ orders, Daedalus was asked to build […]
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