Theseus persuades his father to allow him to go to Crete, with the aim of killing the Minotaur. And if he kills the creature he will signal his success by flying a white sail on the return journey.

My story was turning into a modern day, black version of Theseus and the Minotaur: A story about daring to travel through my own life searching for the answers I was desperately looking for as it ...

half-bull Minotaur before sailing back to rule Athens. The wooden ship that Theseus sailed on, Plutarch imagined, must have become a national treasure, and he posed a thought experiment that has ...

Around a month ago Forge Reply revealed its VR title Theseus, the studio’s take on the myth of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth, with the announcement that the game was coming to PSVR.

The Onassis Foundation’s smash-hit podcast Live from Mount Olympus is back for its sixth season on 22 April 2025 — and this time, it’s diving into the epic tale of Theseus and Ariadne.

When it comes to Greek myths and legends, few are as well known or romanticised as that of Theseus and the Minotaur. In one version of the tale, the vengeful King Minos of Crete demands that seven ...

(Pommaux also lets readers’ imaginations do the work with regard to gory details of Theseus’s heroic deeds and the Minotaur’s bloodthirstiness.) Character bios, pronunciations, and an index ...

Poseidon, the God of the Sea, had gifted a white bull to Minos, the King of Crete. But instead of sacrificing it, the King chose to keep the bull, rather fascinated by the creature. Poseidon was ...

Theseus, the Prince of Athens had come to Crete with a mission. He would put an end to his country’s people becoming fodder for the Minotaur. Read on… The next day Theseus and his people ...