The Odyssey: The Legend Of Theseus

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It has the legend of Theseus to talk about what he done as a hero as the play didn’t say much about him. It talks about how Theseus’s battle with the Minotaur was most remarkable. When King Minos’ son was killed by the Athenians, he demands that Athens to provide seven youth and seven maiden every year as sacrifice for the Minotaur, a half bull and half human monster. Theseus said to Crete to kill the monster, and defeated it by help of princess of Crete who falled in love with him. Her help was significant as gives him a thread that would led him back safely from labyrinth after killing the monster. Thesus made his way back home, but he forgot to raise white flag for his success and instead raise black slag for his failure. His father Aegeus

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