Skip over navigation Myths and Legends Theseus and the Minotaur Text only version King Minos of Crete was a powerful man, feared by the rulers of the lands around him. When he demanded goods or men for his great armies, they felt they had to agree. When he demanded they send tributes to honour him, they sent them with

History Timeline Maps Architecture Art Museums Archaeology Photographs Theseus and the Minotaur According to legend, king Minos ruled Athens and forced the Athenians to deliver seven youths and seven maidens every nine years. They became prey of the Minotaur in the labyrinth, and Athens escaped further sanctions throu

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In Greek mythology , the Minotaur (, , , Etruscan was a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid , a being part man and part bull . The Minotaur dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth , which was an elaborate maze -like construction designed by the architect Daedalus and