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King Minos's daughter, Princess Ariadne of Crete.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAriadne, the daughter of king Minos, who gave Theseus a ball of thread to find his way back out.
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∙ 12y agoTechnically, no one helped Theseus slay the Minotaur. However, Ariadne did help Theseus navigate the labyrinth by giving him a ball of enchanted string, made for her by Daedalus.
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∙ 10y agoAriadne ~Apex:)
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Who provide theseus with a weapon and a thread to help him kill the minotaur?
The princess Ariadne helped Theseus.
Who defeated the Minotaur?
In Cretan mythology, Theseus slayed the minotaur. He did it with the help of a ball of string and Ariadne, who knew the minotaur in some ways too intimately. Not that way. The minotaur is a half bul half man . http://thenorthnode.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/theseus-and-the-minotaur/ Very nice looking blogsite, with a synopsis of the myth with a bit of discussion concerning wandering up that particular emotional labyrinthine alley surrounding it.
What did Ariadne do to help Theseus survive the minotaur?
Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of golden cord to navigate his way through the labyrinth. I also believe that she gave him a sword to kill the minotaur.
What was the Minotaur and where did it live?
A minotaur was the mythological beast that was half man and half bull. It was the result of a sexual union between the queen Pasiphae (wife of king Minos) and a bull. He lived in the Cretan Labyrinth, and was killed by the hero Theseus with the help of Ariadne.
What was the Minotaur the God or Goddess of?
The Minotaur was a bull-headed monster from Crete, offspring of the Cretan Bull and Pasiphae, who was locked in a labyrinth by King Minos and offered a regular sacrifice of maidens and youths to satisfy his cannibalistic hunger, until he was destroyed by Theseus. The Minotaur's proper name was Asterion, which means "starry one", suggesting he was associated with the constellation Taurus. The name Minotaur's origin is rather simple. Generally the Minotaur "belonged" to King Minos of Crete. And Taurus means "bull" in Greek. So in general, is basically meant "Minos's Bull".
Who provide theseus with a weapon and a thread to help him kill the minotaur?
The princess Ariadne helped Theseus.
Who defeated the Minotaur?
In Cretan mythology, Theseus slayed the minotaur. He did it with the help of a ball of string and Ariadne, who knew the minotaur in some ways too intimately. Not that way. The minotaur is a half bul half man . http://thenorthnode.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/theseus-and-the-minotaur/ Very nice looking blogsite, with a synopsis of the myth with a bit of discussion concerning wandering up that particular emotional labyrinthine alley surrounding it.
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
What did Ariadne do to help Theseus survive the minotaur?
Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of golden cord to navigate his way through the labyrinth. I also believe that she gave him a sword to kill the minotaur.
Why does princess ariadne want the minotaur dead?
To help Ariande's lover Theseus.
What is Theseus famous for?
Theseus was famous for killing the vicious, fierce and colossal minotaur. He went into the labyrinth, and came out safely with the help of a princess.
What did Ariadne do for or to Thesues?
Theseus had her help in overcoming the Minotaur and saving the would-be sacrificial victims.
How is 'Pacman' related to Greek mythology?
The maze in Pacman is similar to the Labyrinth in which the Minotaur resided in Greek mythology. This was in the myth of Theseus, who killed the Minotaur and escaped from the Labyrinth with the help of Ariadne.
Who wanted to help Theseus with his quest and why?
Ariadne gave him a ball of thread to help him escape from the Labyrinth because Ariadne loved him and didn't want be eaten by the Minotaur.
What country did the word clue come from?
Clue is a variant spelling of clew, a ball of thread. The definition of a hint or to help solve a problem came from Theseus in the Minotaur's labyrinth where Theseus uses string to find his way out.
Who killed the minatour?
Theseus, unless the Minotaur could survive a stab to the throat. Which it could have, given that it's mother, Pasiphaë was a goddess in her own right as daughter of Helios the Titan sun god, and Perse, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
Why is Theseus important?
To the Classical Era Greeks, the story of Theseus showed the dominance of Athens over it's neighbors. You had the clever and powerful Theseus (Prince of Athens) helped by the ingenious Athenian engineer, Daedalus to defeat the powerful symbol of Minoan debauchery and devilry, the Minotaur. Crete was so wicked, that even the daughters of the king, Phaedra and Ariadne, chose to help Theseus rather than their own father. In short, Theseus is an excellent example of Bronze Age propaganda.
