2020-07-05 Monsters and Mythical Creatures

Origin of the Minotaur

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, […]

2020-07-05 Ancient Greece, Myths and Legends

Theseus and the Minotaur

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 […]