Theseus & Minotaur ¦ Greek Mythology Series (English)
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Theseus & Minotaur! How Theseus slayed the Minotaur, half man and half bull.
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There have always been bullies.
Whenever there have been those with more power than others,
there have been bullies ready to push people around.
And you would think that after thousands of years,
that someone would have come up with a way to deal with a bully.
And you would be right.
The secret isn't being stronger or more popular than a bully.
Really all you need is to stand up for yourself and others,
and remember to be brave.
Don't believe me?
Well, let me tell you the story of Brave Theseus and the Minotaur.
According to legend,
King Minos of Crete defeated the city of Athens in a great war.
The price for peace was high,
and every nine years,
the city was forced to send King Minos,
seven young men and seven young women,
to be sacrificed in the labyrinth at the palace Knossos.
There, they were devoured by the dreaded Minotaur,
a terrible monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull.
The son of the King of Athens, Theseus,
hated that innocent people were being killed
and set out to put a stop to the sacrifice.
When the time came,
he voluntarily boarded the ship going to Knossos
with the other young men and women
on a mission to kill the Minotaur.
Arriving in Crete,
he met the young Ariadne,
daughter of the cruel King Minos.
She was quite fond of Theseus
and offered to help him in his quest.
Ariadne gave him a ball of thread
to help him find his way through the labyrinth.
And so, that night,
Theseus tied the end of the thread to the exit
and letting it unravel behind him,
bravely entered the dark labyrinth.
Theseus wandered around a lot in the dark that night,
and even though he wondered sometimes
if he'd ever find his way,
he didn't give up.
Eventually, deep in the labyrinth,
when he felt like giving up,
he found the Minotaur and killed it.
Turning back,
he began winding up Ariadne's thread,
following it to the exit of the labyrinth,
where he emerged in the bright light of day,
victorious.
In the end,
Theseus had saved not only himself,
but also his friends and city.
So you see,
you need to stand up for yourself and for others,
even if it's scary
and you're worried you might be lost.
Just remember to be brave
in order to stop a bully.