Theseus and the Minotaur (public domain0
Theseus was the founder of Athens and son of Aegeus and Poseidon. He is famous for killing the Minotaur of Crete and taking Ariadne with him to the island of Naxos. There he abandoned her. The reasons for doing so vary as the myth varies. Theseus continued on to follow in the footsteps of Heracles when he continued with his own labors of becoming a vigilante and killing dangerous, evil men in the area who would murder and torture people to death.
Theseus also kidnapped the famous Helen of Troy when she was ten years old but gave her up to his mother when he realized the anger of the people for doing this. Later Helen was given to another man in marriage when she grew up.
Theseus was said to have been killed by being thrown off a cliff after losing popularity with his people.
by Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com and www.hiddenhumanstory.com)
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus
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