The+Minotaur

Dara and Maddy

__**Summary of Myth**:__  A long time ago King Minos had a very strong navy. He would sometimes send his army to go attack Athens. The king of Athens said that if King Minos left the Athens alone, he would send 7 Athenian girls and 7 Athenian boys to Crete to be eaten by the Minotaur. The Minotaur was a huge terrible monster that lived on Crete. When the time came, Prince Theseus of Athens felt terrible sending people to be eaten. He took the place as the 7    th     boy because he wanted to kill him. When they got to the island the Princess helped him to kill the monster and the Princess ran away with the Prince.

 __**Type of Myth:**__  __//**Hero**//__ : This shows a man who was willing to risk his life for the safety of others.

**__Purpose__ : The purpose of this myth is to prove that with a plan and some strength, one can defeat a beast such a s the Minotaur **

**__Modern Example: __ ** Minotaur is the name of a type of rocket orbital launch system, and a band. The minotaur symbolizes horrific monsters in general.