king minos of crete as a powerful man feared by the rulers of the lands around him. when he demanded goods or men for his great armies they felt they had to agree when he demanded they send tributes to honour him they sent them wwithout question it was the only way they could stop him going to war with them but his demands onathens became too much for them
n ancient Greece,people told myths to explain the ways of the world. Myths often portrayed brave heroes and vicious monsters. The ancient Greeks also believed in powerful gods who watched over erath and intervened when they saw fit. In particular, a prince from Greece's capital city of Athens travels by sea to another city, Crete,in order to fight a monster as you read. Take notes on how theseus’ actions and characteristics help drive the pilot.
king minos had a great palace built for for himself inside this palace minos had built a giant maze a laybyrinth and at the centre of the maze he kept a terrifying creature the minotaur now this was no ordinary animal it was a monster half man half bull