Why theseus killed the minotaur

At this time the Minoans , who lived on the island of Crete, had a very strong navy. Everyone was afraid of King Minos and his soldiers. King Aegeus had an agreement with King Minos that if Minos would leave Athens alone, Aegeus would send seven Athenian boys and seven Athenian girls to Crete every nine years, to be eaten by a monster that lived on Crete, the Minotaur. The Athenians had been doing this for a long time, but of course the boys and girls who had to go be eaten and their moms and dads hated it!

One day it was once again time to send the children to Crete. Everyone was crying. Prince Theseus said that he was going to go with them and kill the Minotaur , to save these children and all the ones who might be sent in the future. His dad, King Aegeus, begged him not to go. Aegeus was afraid that the Minotaur would get Theseus too! But Theseus said he was, too, going to go, and he got on the boat.

The boat had a black sail , to show how sad everyone was. King Aegeus made Theseus promise to change to a white sail if he lived to come home, to announce that he had won, and Theseus promised.

King Minos just said to throw them in to the Minotaur the next day, but Ariadne fell in love with Theseus yes, just like that! Theseus after he kills the Minotaur Pompeii, ca. So late that night Ariadne gave Theseus a sword and a ball of string.

She told him to tie the string to the door of the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived a big maze and unroll it behind him as he went so he could find his way back out, and to use the sword to kill the Minotaur.

Theseus thanked Ariadne very much and promised to marry her if he escaped without being eaten by the Minotaur. Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a king named Minos. King Minos lived on a lovely island called Crete. King Minos had everything a king could possibly want. Now and then, King Minos sent his navy to the tiny village of Athens, across the sea. The king of Athens did not know what to do.

He was desperate. He figured if he had some time, he could build a strong navy, strong enough to send King Minos packing the next time he attacked Athens. The king of Athens offered King Minos a deal. If he would not attack Athens for 9 years, Athens would send 7 boys and 7 girls to the island of Crete to be eaten by the awful monster that King Minos kept as a pet, the dreaded minotaur.

The minotaur lived in the heart of a maze on the island of Crete. King Minos loved that old monster. King Minos only attacked Athens when he was bored. He really didn't want anything. This way, his beloved monster could look forward to a special treat every 9 years or so. King Minos took the deal.

Although Athens did build a navy, King Minos did not attack as the king of Athens had expected. In fact, King Minos kept his word. And now it was time for Athens to keep theirs. Everyone in Athens was crying. Prince Theseus of Athens knew the importance of keeping your word. He knew that a deal was a deal. But, he was also quite sure that it was wrong to send small children to be eaten by a monster.

Prince Theseus told his father the king that he was going to Crete as the seventh son of Athens. The annual period is given by J. Zimmerman cites Virgil, Apollodorus, and Pausanias. The nine-year period appears in Plutarch and Ovid. As with many myths and creation stories there are often several different versions.

Thank you. One of my favorite myths. There are many other great myths but these mentioned and the myth of Theseus are by far my favorite. The thing about myths is that, even if there are many differently told versions of them, none of the versions are truly correct.

None of them CAN be correct because they are myths, therefore fictional. Well said. Just like the myths of the bible and Jesus. Nothing factual , just made up stories that happened to get popular.

Thanks a lot! This really helped with my enlish project. I think this version of the story is gr8! The English they use is very easy and I think it is suitable for all ages. I had an oral presentation to do on Theseus and the Minotaur. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. L Reply. Can anyone tell me what is Myth and Reality Reply. Was it a myth or a legend?