THESEUS: THE LABYRINTH AND THE MINOTAUR
After many challenges posed by kings, gods, and other powerful beings, Theseus had finally reached his destination. Theseus had entered the maze still holding the clew given to him by Ariadne. The moment he entered, he tied one part of the clew to the entrance and proceeded into the menacing, terrifying labyrinth, he knew that it would be either him or the Minotaur who would fall in defeat. Deeper and deeper he went into the labyrinth's passageways, anticipating the moment where he would soon come face to face with one of the most feared creatures in all of Greece. Suddenly, he found what he was looking for. This was it for Theseus and the Minotaur. One would come out on top, alive, and the other would be defeated and perish under the hands of the enemy.
It is not certain how Theseus fought the Minotaur, but many artists' depictions show him using a sword or a club. How he fit these bulky items in the Labyrinth is uncertain. This leads to the thought that he used the more probable and heroic weapon, his fists. As the Minotaur and Theseus battle it out in the Labyrinth, King Aegeus frantically awaits the return of his son. If the ship that carries his son has black sails, then his son had perished. Back at the Labyrinth, Theseus had defeated the Minotaur and must now escape. Following the trail that he had left behind, Theseus had done the impossible. On the way back to Athens it had slipped Theseus's mind to change the color of the sails. As the ship approached King Aegeus noticed the black sails and jumps off a cliff in despair. When Theseus arrives, he is distraught with the news but he now is the new king of Athens, and a very well-known hero.
It is not certain how Theseus fought the Minotaur, but many artists' depictions show him using a sword or a club. How he fit these bulky items in the Labyrinth is uncertain. This leads to the thought that he used the more probable and heroic weapon, his fists. As the Minotaur and Theseus battle it out in the Labyrinth, King Aegeus frantically awaits the return of his son. If the ship that carries his son has black sails, then his son had perished. Back at the Labyrinth, Theseus had defeated the Minotaur and must now escape. Following the trail that he had left behind, Theseus had done the impossible. On the way back to Athens it had slipped Theseus's mind to change the color of the sails. As the ship approached King Aegeus noticed the black sails and jumps off a cliff in despair. When Theseus arrives, he is distraught with the news but he now is the new king of Athens, and a very well-known hero.