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For when people couldn't afford the Major Tour. It's not as comprehensive but still a good tour.

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The Minotaur existed because King Minos refused to sacrifice a bull for Poseidon. Aphrodite caused Minos' wife to fall madly in love with the Cretan bull, and they had a child- the Minotaur.

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Why did people use labyrinth?

to feed the minotaur withou any fuss


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Seven maidens (girls) and seven youths (boys) were to be sent to Crete to feed the Minotaur every nine years.


What is the raising action for the story of deadalus?

In the story of Daedalus, the raising action involves Daedalus creating the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, the birth of the Minotaur, and King Minos demanding tributes of young Athenians to feed the Minotaur. This ultimately leads to Daedalus helping Theseus navigate the labyrinth to defeat the Minotaur.


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What type of creature was the minotaur?

The Minotaur was a man with the head of a bull. it ate human flesh and the Minos, the king of Crete ordered that 7 Athenian boys and 7 Athenian girls be fed to the Minotaur every year. Theseus came to Crete, killed the Minotaur, and saved the kids. Yay!


How do you write the word Minotaur in Greek?

Minotaur in Greek is: Μινώταυρος


How many kids were fed to the Minotaur's?

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur, a creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull, was fed a tribute of seven Athenian boys and seven Athenian girls every nine years. This practice was a punishment imposed on Athens by King Minos of Crete after the death of his son. The tributes were sent into the Labyrinth, where the Minotaur resided. Ultimately, the hero Theseus ended this gruesome tradition by slaying the Minotaur.


What are facts about the minotaur?

that the minotaur was the head of a bull on a humans headthe minotaur was held in the labyrinththe minotaur only killed the people and did not eat them


Did the greek hero theseus pass his quest?

Well he successfully killed the minotaur, thus freeing Crete from the monster and Athens of their obligations to feed the minotaur human sacrifices, but his dad killed himself before he returned home because he believed Theseus to be dead.


What makes a minotaur vulnerable how can a minotaur be injured or killed?

The minotaur could be killed with a sword


Who is the villain in the story Theseus and the Minotaur?

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