King Minos Of Bane

Courage comes in many shapes and sizes, however; when combined with self sacrifice it is truly displays a heroes noble character. Among them, Theseus reigns supreme, always putting himself in harms way to for his fellow countrymen. Theseus’ is a forgotten Prince who is traveling to Athens to rekindle his fathers’ love. However, his family wants him to travel the safe route, yet Theseus has others ideas.“But Theseus refused to go by water because the voyage was safe and easy…The journey was long and hazardous because of the bandits that beset the road. He killed them all, however; he left not one alive to trouble future travelers” (209). Theseus risks his own life for the safety and wellbeing of others to rid the passage of bandits. Despite the obvious dangers he lays his life down so others can live. King Minos regularly picks tributes for his Minotaurs inescapable labyrinth. Theseus unhesitatingly offers himself as one of the tributes. “At once Theseus came forward and offered to be

Theseus, the newly found prince of Athens, embarks on several hero journeys including on against Minos’ Minotaur and the Labyrinth. Joseph Campbell’s representation of the hero’s journey fully encompasses Theseus’ narrative throughout his quest to defeat the Minotaur. Beginning with a call to adventure on through the crossing of the threshold and on to the reward and resurrection. Compared to Rank’s hero’s journey which includes a revelation and transformation with atonement, Campbell’s process fits more precisely to Theseus’ story.

The Minotaur, half man half bull, lived in Crete. Trapped in a labyrinth, constructed by the great Daedalus, the king of Crete, King Minos, demanded a tribute of seven boys and seven girls from Athens to satisfy the Minotaur’s savage hunger. But one year, Minos was deceived, for a new hero arose, Theseus, son of Aegeus, Prince of Athens. He won over the heart of Minos’s daughter, Ariadne, and used her ball of string to venture into the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur. After a hard-fought grapple within the lair of the minotaur, the beast fell to the sword of Aegeus, which Theseus had smuggled into the maze. Using the string, he found his way back out. The Labyrinth went underground, void of life, never to be seen again.

Sir Arthur Evans discovered the Palace of Knossos (Fig. 1) when looking for the legendary labyrinth of King Minos on the Island of Crete. According to the myth, King Minos had a complex labyrinth built to house the Minotaur, a monstrous creature his wife gave birth to. The palace’s construction was a maze of rooms with no logical set up and led Evans to think the palace itself was most likely the labyrinth. The myth states, every year seven girls and seven boys of a young age were chosen as tribute to enter the labyrinth.1 The myth of the labyrinth in connection with the Palace of Knossos can be linked to a right of passage or a coming of age ritual in Ancient Greece. The tributes entered, wrestled with their thoughts and finally emerged as adults ready to take their places in society.

One afternoon Theseus was in his room when a little note was slid under his door and it told him to go down to the courtyard the crack of dawn and so he did. It was princess Ariadne who was going to help him defeat the Minotaur, she gave him a magical string that would help find his way through the labryrinth, the giant maze made by Daedalus and a sword. The next morning they were going into the labryrinth. As soon as they were in, it was dark and wet with bones all around. Theseus told one of the Athenian children to hold one end of the string when he set off. Once Theseus was deep into the maze he heard a rumble and he knew that was Minotaur. He ran in to the Minotaur with sword at hand it gave out a big groan. Theseus cut through it a couple more times to make sure it was dead. With a sigh of relief he walked back. At the entrance Ariadne was waiting to open the door to let them out. When the Athenians got out and quickly got a ship to sail back, but Theseus forgot to fly white sails so once King Aegean of Athens through himself off a cliff because he thought his son had died. After his death they named the sea after him, the Aegean

Overall, I enjoyed the reading. I admire how the author put his readers into a different perspective on this Greek myth. To see how the minotaur lived in the labyrinth before Theseus came

In Homer’s, “The Odyssey”, Odysseus struggles to return home not only to rejoin his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos but also to fulfill his duty as ruler and legend. As Odysseus struggles homeward, the idea of his true self and what defines him shifts. His longing for family and sovereignty serves, at times, as a raging fire that propels him home. At other times it seems to be lost in the shadows of his adventures. At the end, when all conflicts are resolved and Odysseus is reunited with his wife and son, He becomes the Odysseus that is truly himself. We learn that a united family can overcome any obstacles and that true devotion and dedication will triumph in the end.

In Greek tragedy, the fate of man is most often predetermined. No matter how hard a person of the ancient world tried to escape their destiny, if the gods decided otherwise, they were helpless to deviate far from the path that they were set to travel. Through a mere captivating 350 lines in Aeschylus’ tragedy, The Oresteia; Cassandra uses her plight to bring light to the horrors of the house of Atreus, prepare others for the inevitable, and eventually empower herself.

Curse of the Bane is the second book in The Last Apprentice series, written by James Delaney. The story, once again, is based on Thomas Ward, the County’s Spook’s Apprentice, who now is about six months into his training. The book starts with the Spook’s brother, a priest in a town called Priestown, dies trying to do an exorcism. Tom and the Spook travel there not only for the funeral, but to finish some business that had been left alone for 20 years. Deep in the catacombs of Priestown lies an evil spirit called The Bane, who even the Spook has never defeated. Once they prepare, the enemy of all supernatural people arrives in the town - The Quisitor, as everyone calls him.

The man had to abandon his post and he ran steadfast to find his daughter, in to the labyrinth. He bitterly ran through the massive corridors. The somber walls loomed over him as his string started to unravel. He found the Minotaur and his daughter, the Minotaurs expression, once rash, was now a terrified look. The man, filled with fury, plunged his sword into the Minotaur's chest, it then disinigrated. He then embraces his

“Gather your materials and build my palace! Your freedom shall not be granted until!” King Minos forced against his servant, Daedalus. Desperate for his freedom, Daedalus strut his way towards his workshop where he collected his supplies and laborers. The construction began as all were urged to live life free and to the fullest, not knowing what trickery Minos has set upon them. “Freedom is ours, let us celebrate what we have accomplished,” all the workers shouted in happiness, suddenly being greeted by Minos and his guards. “You all have been caught in my trap” Minos snickered, as the guards ambushed the workers. They put all of them to their deaths, leaving Daedalus to negotiate with Minos or suffer imprisonment inside of the palace.

Once upon a time, in a dark world ruled by Kronos, the king of Olympia, 2 heroes plotted revenge on the Dark Lord, the nickname everyone addressed Kronos as. He had burned down their cities and taken everyone hostage. Only a few elite people in the world helped him rule and lived in his mighty castle. It was a dark, rainy night when the two heroes met. They met in an underground tunnel, where slaves would sometimes hang out to hide. The punishments for getting caught were horrible, including death. The world was dark and gloomy, yet the heroes, Perseus and Zephyros, still had cheerfulness in them. In the underground tunnels, they would make people laugh and make parties. They were so deep underground, that no one above ground can hear them.

Contemplating back to the day we were imprisoned, that was the day my envy for King Minos has increased by tenfold as he so unjustifiably believed that my father, Daedalus, had helped those pesky Athenians find a way out of the Labyrinth. Now we have to suffer the eternity of this maze and possibly never see beautiful civilization again. Even the thought of that fool of a king, makes my arms tremble and as I could see my veins pop out of my hands.

Tragedy can either be the darkest part of life for one person or it can be a learning opportunity for the other person. Of all the tragedies written in the literate, “Oedipus the King” written by ‘Sophocles’ is one of the oldest and the most prominent tragedy written till date. It is the story of the king, who is brutally left to die by his own parents, luckily survived, unknowingly killed his own father and married his mother. Although this story was written 2000 years ago, but it still has a great significance in the modern world. Of the most powerful tragedies of the time, “Oedipus the king” discloses such values and situations as parental aggression, child abandonment, self-confidence, ability to handle trauma, and parent-child intimate relationship that people are struggling with in today’s world. Sophocles reveals these behaviours and incidents through the actions of Oedipus.

“Daedalus is about a man who can build with amazing technique”. In this story, Daedalus is the main character or protagonist. He is a famous sculptor and architect in Athens. The story begins when Talus, Daedalus’ nephew, arrives and above all, Talus invents the compass and fish bone saw. Thus, Daedalus became jealous of Talus’ talent and pushes him off a cliff due to his rage and jealousy combined. In short, Daedalus wonders and finds Crete as his new temporary home. At Crete, Daedalus meets King Minos, who “hires” him to build the labyrinth for the minotaur. Daedalus then realizes he is a prisoner, not a builder for the king. He wants wants to escape, desperately. Daedalus began to study the birds flying around Crete, desperate to escape.