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He forgot to change the color of his sails from black to white, which would have informed his father of his success. Instead, Aegeus upon seeing the black sails, cast himself into the sea. That sea (the Aegean) still bears his name to this day.

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Who helped Theseus kill the minotaur?

Actually Theseus killed the Minotaur with his bare hands. The princess of Crete gave him the magic thread to find his way out of the Labyrinth.


Why did king aegeus kill himslf?

He thought Theseus was dead because on the way back from Crete, the sailors forgot to change the sails from black to white, which would signal that Theseus was alive...dumb bastards.


What did Ariadne do for Theseus?

Ariadne gave THeseus a harpin that turned into a sword named Anuklusmos, or Riptide in English,to defeat Ladon, the dragon, that gaurds the tree of golden apples of immortality.In return,Theseus promised Ariadne to marry her.When they sailed off together for home they stopped to rest on Calypso's island.Here THeseus sailed off the island without Ariadne while she was sleeping.For those of you who don't read Percy Jackson, Ariadne provided Theseus with a ball of twine (given to her by Daedalus), with which he could navigate the Labyrinth.Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete. When Theseus was brought to Crete as one of the sacrifices for the Minotaur, Ariadne gave him a spool of string so that once he killed the Minotaur he could find his way out of the Labyrinth. In return for her aid, Theseus took Ariadne with him when he left Crete; however, he later abandoned her on a deserted island.


Who provided Theseus the weapon to help him kill the Minotaur?

King Minos's daughter, Princess Ariadne of Crete.


What did Theseus do for Greece?

Theseus is a myth character. He was from Athens and his people where being sent to Crete as food for the kings son the Minotaur (a person with the head of a bull), as the king of Athens and the king of Crete had a fight. Since the king of Crete won he demanded that. Theseus wanted to stop it so he was sent to Crete as a slave. He had to go through a labyrinth first (whoever went in never came out). So the kings daughter helped him succeed. She gave him a very long peace of rope so that he could tie one end on a tree trunk and the other on himself so that he could find his way out after defeating the Minotaur. He killed the Minotaur and no more people were sent there again.


Who was Ariadne?

In Greek mythology, Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete. She helped Theseus navigate the Labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur by giving him a ball of string to help him find his way out. Theseus later abandoned Ariadne on the island of Naxos, where she was later found and married by the god Dionysus.


Who gave theaseus the string?

Theseus was given the string by Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos of Crete. She provided him with the string to help him navigate the Labyrinth after he defeated the Minotaur. By tying one end of the string to the entrance and unwinding it as he ventured inside, Theseus was able to find his way back out safely.


Which hero did Ariadne the daughter of the great king Minos help to escape from the labyrinth?

Ariadne helped the hero Theseus escape from the labyrinth by giving him a spool of string so he could retrace his steps. Theseus took her with him when he fled Crete, but he later left her marooned on an island on his way back to Athens.


Why did Theseus defeat Procrustes?

He was not necessarily tricked, but more or less forced. Procrustes invited Theseus into his home where he was fed. A servant told Theseus not to sleep in the bed. Theseus forced Procrustes to test his bed and he was killed.


What happens between Theseus and Ariadne?

No, he did not. Theseus married Phaedra, the sister of Ariadne. Ariadne married Dionysus. Theseus had a few wives/lovers, including supposedly Helen (of Troy, daughter of Zeus) with whom he had Iphigeneia. Then with Peridone he had Melanippus. With Hippolyte (Queen of the Amazons) he had Hippolytus, he also had a wife Iope or Aegee.


What is Theseus weaknesses?

He was forgetful. He forgot ot change the white sails to black on his way home to Athens.


Is THeseus a god?

theseus is not a god Theseus is a hero and he the the man who killed the minotaur and found his way out of the labyrinth with daedalus's help