Why I Want To Be A Minotaur

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Answer me this question, if you could be any Greek creature what would it be? Some people would choose a majestic flying pegasus. Or maybe a dragon that breathes fire. Well if I had to choose, I would choose a Minotaur. You may be wondering, why? Heck, maybe you don’t even know what Medusa, a Centaur, a Cerberus, or a Minotaur even means. Well today, I’m going to tell you why I want be a Minotaur, and what a Minotaur is.

So basically a Minotaur is half bull, half man. Sounds pretty awesome right? Well, you might find him not so awesome after telling you this. He was originally supposed to be a sacrifice from the sea god Poseidon to King Mino. He lived underground in a maze called the Labyrinth. And each year 7 boys and 7 girls were

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