THESEUS: THE JOURNEY TO THE LABYRINTH
Theseus has now completed the second chapter of his life: his journey to Athens is now complete. However, as with all heroes of the Greek myths, he always has another quest. He has decided to make a journey to the legendary Labyrinth to slay the mighty Minotaur. As Theseus was now the proclaimed heir to the kingdom of Athens, he was an easy pick to be used as a tribute to the Minotaur from King Minos. However, Theseus may have wanted this to happen; he wanted to slay the Minotaur. Theseus went on board with the Cretan navy to the Minotaur's lair.
Along the way to Crete, Theseus encountered a Nereid, one of the fifty daughters of a sea deity known to all as the Old Man of the Sea. When King Minos started to be rude to the maiden, Theseus came to her defense, as is the duty of a son of Poseidon. The king claimed that Theseus had no right to call himself a son of a god. To prove this, he challenged Theseus to retrieve his ring, which he had thrown into the sea. He said that if Theseus could not retrieve the ring, then Theseus's claim was false. Not only did Theseus come back the the surface with the ring, but one of the Nereids also gave him a jeweled crown.
After a long ride to Crete, Theseus finally caught a rest. However, not long after, a Princess by the name of Ariadne fell in love with Theseus. She gave him a ball of thread which she claimed would guide him through the Labyrinth to escape it and to find the minotaur. Theseus could now enter the Labyrinth as not just a tribute, but a formidable match for the strong minotaur.
Along the way to Crete, Theseus encountered a Nereid, one of the fifty daughters of a sea deity known to all as the Old Man of the Sea. When King Minos started to be rude to the maiden, Theseus came to her defense, as is the duty of a son of Poseidon. The king claimed that Theseus had no right to call himself a son of a god. To prove this, he challenged Theseus to retrieve his ring, which he had thrown into the sea. He said that if Theseus could not retrieve the ring, then Theseus's claim was false. Not only did Theseus come back the the surface with the ring, but one of the Nereids also gave him a jeweled crown.
After a long ride to Crete, Theseus finally caught a rest. However, not long after, a Princess by the name of Ariadne fell in love with Theseus. She gave him a ball of thread which she claimed would guide him through the Labyrinth to escape it and to find the minotaur. Theseus could now enter the Labyrinth as not just a tribute, but a formidable match for the strong minotaur.