Essay On The Minotaur

In ancient Greek times, legend says there was once a beast. Half man and half bull, deadly to all of those that crossed this beast’s path. The beast was called the Minotaur. The Minotaur was the offspring of Pasiphae and the white bull sent from Poseidon to King Minos. Minos strongly admired the white bull for its beauty, as a result of his admiration Minos decided that he would not sacrifice the bull but instead sacrifice one of his own. As a form of punishment, Poseidon cursed Pasiphae to lust for the bull resulting in the birth of the Minotaur. Due to the outrage and hunger for human flesh, the Minotaur was placed in an elaborately constructed labyrinth. The labyrinth was ordered to be constructed by Daedalus and his son, Icarus. The Minotaur remained here until the time of his death, locked away. Roaming the labyrinth, and awaiting its next victim to devour to satisfy its hunger for human flesh. The Minotaur was brought into the world as a form of punishment. As a result of Minos selfishness to not sacrifice the white bull, he was punished by the wrath and rage of the Minotaur beast. The Minotaur had no control in the matter at hand here, nor his fate. The monster didn’t ask to be brought here to suffer, nor to thrive on the flesh of the …show more content…
Theseus was said to have volunteered himself to be a tribute to the Minotaur, only to carry out his plan to slay the deadly beast. Upon entering the labyrinth with his fellow Athenians, Theseus was given a ball of string. Those that ventured into the labyrinth never found their way out, not only because they would get lost but because they would also be devoured by the Minotaur before getting a chance. With the string Theseus would be able to find his way back to the entrance after he slayed the beast. The Minotaur was a secret nonetheless, secrets are sent to die. It was only a matter of time before the secret would die, that was Theseus’ purpose. He was to kill the secret, the