Though Theseus would become a legendary Athenian king, the labyrinth disappeared ... The post 4,000 Years Later, the Minotaur Bares Its Fangs Beneath Crete appeared first on InsideHook.

In one popular myth, Minos demands that Athens send 14 Athenian youths to Crete to be sacrificed to the fearsome Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth on the island.

A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful ... According to legend, it was also home to the mythical Minotaur of King Minos. The site was restored extensively by the famous archaeologist Arthur ...

When they arrive in Crete the Athenians are locked in ... Part 3 Theseus enters the labyrinth, finds the Minotaur and kills it. He rewinds the thread to find his way out again and the Athenians ...

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur.

Set on Crete, it was commissioned ... Lying below the Palace of Knossos, the labyrinth was a place where stone corridors led ...