Who is the Illustration of Theseus and the Minotaur?

Answer 1

that anything is possible if you put your mind to it

Answer 2

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 a powerful navy, a beautiful daughter, and a really big palace. Still, now and then, King Minos grew bored. Whenever King Minos was bored, he took his navy and attacked Athens, a town on the other side of the sea.

In desperation, the king of Athens offered King Minos a deal. If Minos would leave Athens alone, Athens would send seven Athenian boys and seven Athenian girls to Crete every nine years to be eaten by the Minotaur.

The Minotaur was a horrible monster that lived in the center of a huge maze on the island of Crete. King Minos loved that old monster. He did like to give his monster a treat now and then. He knew his people would prefer he fed his monster Athenian children rather than ... well, after thinking it over, King Minos took the deal.

Nine years passed swiftly. It was just about time for Athens to send seven boys and seven girls to Crete to be eaten by the Minotaur. Everyone in Athens was crying.

Prince Theseus of Athens was very young. He knew that a deal was a deal. But he was sure it was wrong to send small children to be eaten by a monster just to avoid a battle with King Minos. Prince Theseus told his father (the king) that he was going to Crete as the seventh son of Athens. He was going to kill the Minotaur and end the terror.

"The Minotaur is a terrible monster! What makes you think you can kill it?" cried his father.

"I'll find a way," Theseus replied gently. "The gods will help me."

His father begged him not to go. But the prince took his place as the seventh Athenian boy. Along with six other Athenian boys and seven Athenian girls, Prince Theseus sailed towards Crete.

When the prince and the children arrived on the island of Crete, King Minos and his daughter, the Princess Ariadne, came out to greet them. The king told the children that they would not be eaten until the next day and to enjoy themselves in the palace in the meantime. The Princess Ariadne did not say anything. But her eyes narrowed thoughtfully. Late that night, she wrote Prince Theseus a note and slipped it under his bedroom door.

Dear Theseus (Ariadne wrote)

I am a beautiful princess as you probably noticed the minute you saw me. I am also a very bored princess. Without my help, the Minotaur will surely gobble you up. I know a trick or two that will save your life. If I help you kill the monster, you must promise to take me away from this tiny island so that others can admire my beauty. If interested in this deal, meet me by the gate to the Labyrinth in one hour.

Yours very truly,

Princess Ariadne

Prince Theseus slipped out of the palace and waited patiently by the gate. Princess Ariadne finally showed up. In her hands, she carried a sword and a ball of string.

Ariadne gave the sword and the ball of string to Prince Theseus. "Hide these inside the entrance to the maze. Tomorrow, when you and the other children from Athens enter the Labyrinth, wait until the gate is closed, then tie the string to the door. Unroll it as you move through the maze. That way, you can find your way back again. The sword, well, you know what to do with the sword," she laughed.

Theseus thanked the princess for her kindness.

"Don't forget, now," she cautioned Theseus. "You must take me with you so that all the people can marvel at my beauty. A deal is a deal."

The next morning, the Athenian children, including Prince Theseus, were shoved into the maze. The door was locked firmly behind them. Following Ariadne's directions, Theseus tied one end of the string to the door. He told the children to stay by the door. Their job was to make sure the string stayed tied so that Theseus could find his way back. Theseus entered the maze alone.

He found his way to the center of the maze. Using the sword Ariadne had given him, Theseus killed the monstrous beast. He followed the string back and knocked on the door.

Princess Ariadne was waiting. She opened the door. Without anyone noticing, Prince Theseus and the children of Athens ran to their ship and sailed quietly away. Princess Ariadne sailed away with them.

On the way home, they stopped for supplies on the tiny island of Naxos. Princess Ariadne insisted on coming ashore. There was nothing much to do on the island. Soon, she fell asleep. All the people gathered to watch the sleeping princess. She was a lovely sight indeed. Theseus sailed quietly away with the children of Athens and left her there, sleeping.

After all, a deal is a deal.

Thanks from Divvo

Answer 3

theseus is growing up and his mother always told him his father was a king. she was like don't be complainn to me. yo father a king go find him. so he went to the beach and sat there for the day and a bird comes up and is like for attacking enemies use their size against them and come back here. so he went to the ttown fighting area and tried this against the biggest people and it worked. so the next day he went back to the beach and the bird was like your father posiedon but your mom thinks its the king of Athens. go to Athens!

and so he ent there and had to battle some people on the way like ecrustes who stretched people to death, and some other guy that fed people to his giant turtle.

He got to Athens and met his dad and is like blavblabla. Minos, king of Crete demanded that once a year 7 youths and 7 maidens, the strongest and prettietst, as a sacrifise to the minotau. so Theseus goes as one of the 14. he meets Minos who sends him into the labrynth. he falls in love with his daughter, who helps him by giving him rope ti fund his way back out of the large maze. he finds the minotaur, kills it and leaves. he takes Minos's daughter and sails away, but ditches her on an island for someone else. she gets picked up by the God, dionysus. he sails back to Athens. he had promised his father he would fly white sails for him to let him know he was coming, but theseus forgot so his dad jumped off a cliff.

Answer 4

Theseus (the hero)

King Minos (The king of crete)

Theseus's father (self explanitory)

The Minotaur (and half man-bull that lives in the labyrinth)

Ariadne (princess who helped theseus)

All the children who were sacrificed to the Minotaur. (7 boys and 7 girls a month)

Answer 5

No, it isnt.

Answer 6

I think that a deals a deal is the theme.