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The Minotaur
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This is an exciting story of a duel between a monster and a man which took place in a dark underground labyrinth. It also has touch of a romance and the bitter after-taste of a betrayal. A little history about about King Minos of Crete is woven into the story. You can still see the remains of his palace today, at Knossos.
Read by Natasha
Duration 16 Minutes.
A long time ago – almost before history began – King Minos ruled the lovely island of Crete. The father of Minos was none other than Zeus, lord of all the gods, and he made sure that his son’s wealth and power only grew and grew.
Minos built a navy, and his ships sailed far and wide, bringing back goods, taxes, and something even more important than those – knowledge. For instance, when Minos wanted to build a palace that would strike awe and wonder into all who laid eyes on it, he asked his sea captain, ”Of all the palaces you have seen, on all your travels over the seas, which was the most magnificent?”
And the sea captain replied, ”Your Majesty, the palace of Aegeus , King of Athens, surpasses all others for its beauty and grace. It was designed by Deadalus and the Athenians boast that he is the most brilliant architect who has ever lived.”
When he heard this, King Minos ordered the sea captain to fetch Deadalus to Crete. The sea captain sailed to Athens and told King Aegeus that Minos had need of his chief architect and as Minos was the most powerful leader of those times, King Aegeus could not deny him his wish.
And so Daedalus brought his knowledge and great skill to Crete and there he designed a wonderful palace for Minos. It was built on three floors, which was very high for buildings of those days, and the bathrooms and kitchens had plumbing that was far ahead of their times. Everywhere you went inside, you saw the double headed axe of King Minos which was his symbol of power. Upstairs, the walls were covered with bright pictures of dances and festivities. On them, you could see the young men and women of Crete leaping over the horns of bulls. It a dangerous sport indeed, but the Cretans loved to show off their skill and bravery.
The happiness of Minos was almost complete – there was but one sadness in his life. His wife gave birth to a child that was strange and unnatural. Although its face was human, it walked on four feet with hooves. Horns came out of his head, and in time it grew into a terrible monster – half man, half bull. When it bellowed the whole land of Crete shook, the walls of the palace trembled, and there were storms at sea. The people gossiped about this strange child of the King, whom they called the Minotaur. Minos wanted to have it killed, but he thought the gods would be angry with him if he killed his own son. Instead he ordered Daedalus to build a maze, known as a labyrinth, where the Minotaur could live out of sight and out of mind.
Daedalus built a Labyrinth underground that was so intricate and cunning in its design, that even he himself had trouble finding the way out.
The Minotaur agreed to live in the labyrinth, but he demanded that human beings be sent into his maze at regular intervals, otherwise he would rage with hunger even until the walls of the palace fell down. And so Minos ordered the kings of the nearby lands to send ships full of their young people to sacrifice to the Minotaur. Every ninth year it was the turn of Athens to send its human tribute to Crete. Twice, King Aegeus agreed to this – for he was still afraid of Minos and the power of his navy – but on the third occasion, his son, Prince Theseus said to him, ”Father, this time, let me sail to Crete, and I shall kill the Minotaur and end this misery for our people. ”
Aegeus was very reluctant to send his beloved son to chance his life against the Minotaur but as he could see no other way out of the terrible situation for his people, he agreed.
It was decided that the ship of Theseus would carry two sets of sails. If the mission was successful, it would return to Athens under white sails, but if Theseus was killed by the Minotaur, it would sail back under black sails. That way, the people of Athens would receive the news of the outcome all the sooner.
Prince Theseus sailed to Crete and stayed with King Minos in his magnificent palace. There, on occasion, he caught sight of Princess Ariadne, the lovely daughter of King Minos. When Ariadne saw Theseus she felt great pity for him.
“Certainly, he looks very nice,” she thought, “But what a shame that his life is about to end so soon and so terribly! For even if he succeeds in killing the Minotaur, he will never find his way out of the dark and winding labyrinth.”
And when Theseus saw Ariadne he thought, ”Surely the King’s own daughter knows some of his secrets. If only she could be persuaded to help me, I might stand a better chance of killing the Minotaur and escaping from the labyrinth with my life.”
One day, when for a very short time Theseus found himself alone with Ariadne, he went down on his knees and begged her for any help that she could give him.
Ariadne promised to do what she could and that evening she asked the advice of Daedalus for if anyone knew the way out of the maze, it would surely be its architect. Daedalus too wanted to help Theseus for they were both from the City of Athens, and so he gave Ariadne his secret plan of the labyrinth – but she was dismayed when she examined it and saw the numerous twists and turns in the underground passageways. Even with a map it would be impossible to find one’s way through such a maze.
Later on she found Theseus walking alone in the gardens and she gave him the map. When he unfurled the map and saw its complexity he said: ”Oh Princess. I trust in my courage and my skill with my spear and my sword but doubt that I shall ever find my way out of a maze such as this.”
But Ariadne had thought of a second way to help Theseus. She gave him a ball of thread, and told him to unwind it as he went through the dark labyrinth. And on the way back he should gather the wool up, and follow it back to the daylight.
Theseus was pleased with the plan, and he kissed the hand of the princess thanking her for all her help. The next day he said to King Minos.
“You Majesty, I have been honoured to be your guest for one whole week. Now I am ready to complete my mission, and meet either death or glory.”
King Minos would have been happy for the foreign prince to rid him of the Minotaur, but he thought he stood little chance. He led Theseus to the entrance to the labyrinth and wished him goodbye for he never expected to see him again. Then Theseus ventured into the maze, and a little way in, he tied one end of the ball of thread to a beam. He went further and soon he was in complete darkness. He had to feel his way along the walls, and around the twists and turns of the labyrinth. All the while he unwound the ball of wool that Ariadne had given him. Somewhere, deep inside, the bull was stamping and snorting, impatient to meet its latest sacrifice.
At last, deep within, Theseus could hear that the Minotaur was close by. He found a passageway that led to a dead end, as many of them did but what made this one different was that there was a sudden turning just before the end. He had seen this passage on the map, and it was just the place he was looking for.
Theseus hid himself around this final twist and called out to the Minotaur. It heard him and came charging down the passage but it could not slow down before the turning and charged straight into the wall. While it was still stunned from the impact Theseus thrust his spear into the beast’s neck and killed it though it did not give up its life before letting out a terrible bellow.
The walls of the palace shook and trembled, and King Minos said, ”Thank Zeus ! It seems that Prince Theseus has rid us of the terrible monster. But he will never find his way out of the labyrinth and will surely die there.”
But Theseus began to gather up the ball of thread until at last he reached the exit where Ariadne was eagerly waiting for him.
“Princess, how can I thank you,” said Theseus, “For without your help I would never have found my way out of that terrible place.”
And Ariadne replied, ”Take me back to Athens with you, and I shall be your bride.”
Now these were far from the words that Theseus had been hoping to hear. For although Ariadne was extremely beautiful, he was due to marry a different Princess on his return to Athens. But he could not quite find the words to explain this to Ariadne, and so he replied in haste, ”Come: we must leave right away before your father discovers the truth.”
And leading her by the hand he led her down to his ship that was ready and waiting.
They set sail immediately for Athens, and in her heart Ariadne was overjoyed because she would soon marry her hero or so she believed but he had different plans. On the way back, they stopped at the island of Naxos to gather supplies. Ariadne walked to the end of the beach, paddling in the waves and Theseus told the sea captain to set sail as fast as he could. Poor Ariadne was marooned on the island of Naxos abandoned by her faithless lover. She stood high up on the cliffs and watched his sail disappear over the horizon. As she shed bitter tears, Bacchus, the god of wine heard her weeping and decided to cheer her up as best he could. He led his procession to her – wild animals and dancing servants – banging on drums and sounding trumpets. He took her crown from her head, and cast it up into the sky, it soared up to the heavens and its jewels turned into stars and formed a constellation in the shape of a crown.
As Theseus sailed away, he was laughing with the sea captain about the trick they had played. But Poseidon, the god of the seas heard them and was angry with Theseus for his betrayal of the Princess. He sent a storm to toss his ship. The white sales were ripped and torn and fell into the raging seas. The ship survived the storm, but the captain was forced to repair his ship and use the second set of sails – the black ones that were meant to signal failure.
As they approached Athens, they were spotted by fishermen who raced back home to report the dreaded news.
The ship of Theseus, the hope of Athens, was returning under black sails. When this news reached the ears of the old king he ordered his chariot to take him down the harbour to see the ship return. When he saw that it was indeed returning under black sails, he was filled with uncontrollable grief and threw himself from the top of the harbour tower and into the sea where he drowned.
And that is the story of how Theseus betrayed Ariadne who had helped him escape death in the labyrinth of the Minotaur.
Bertie says that if you ever visit the National Gallery in London, you can see a famous picture of Ariadne and Bacchus on the island of Naxos – it’s by an Italian painter called Titian.
And that was not quite the end of the tale, because there is another story about what happened to Daedalus, the architect of the famous Labyrinth. Bertie says it’s a much shorter story, but it’s a good one, with a moral to it.
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hi natasha the story was great i’ve been learning about the minotaur so now i can tell my class
brillant and very good best website ever in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello
Thank you this is a very interesting point on this Greek Myth. The beast child of King Minos is both beast and un- naturaland part of the strange mythology that arises in many of the ancient Greek Myths. But equally King Minos is ill at ease to discover the beast.
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This book is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!But i did not understand how king minos had a child that is half man half bull.Very Strange
THIS IS AWSOME but it was way different king minos should marry a bull to make half bull and man
i saw the minotaur at walmart yesterday!!! :D
it was the longest story i have ever read but it was the best story i ever read thank you for having the story of the minotaur it was awesome
u know, im doing a story about the minotaur (is that how u spell it)? but its like why would he leave her on the island? to die or something?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?-lily123 p.s. if u go on wordle, u can see me there. do u lie my artwork?
very good story !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wary good story
Hello
That is great. The Minotaur is a good greek myth to do at school. we can learn a lot from the mistakes the characters make, particularly Prince Theseus when he leaves Ariadne on the Island of Naxos
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The story is really good we have been doing about it at school i told my mum about it and she enjoyed it too! the minotaur is a jerk!
im sad he left her to die on a island. meme man
sweet story very kool
coool!
asome!!!!!!!!
awsome i never stopped
nice
the beast
I thought it was good.
Hello
Thank you for your comment. The Minotaur is a good story and one full of suspence. When King Midos invites Theseus to kill the Minotaur that plagues the Greek Islands little does the Prince know that he must venture through a dark laberynth to reach the beast, luckily Princess Ariadne is there to help him
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very good
it kinda weird but ok.
This is way to long i hate it all you really need to know is that the minatar protected the labrith from people who tried to get the golden fleece!!!!!!!!!!! DONE this is way to long and boring@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT
to long
actually i loved it was ok
i did not even like it my teacher made us do it anyway
i hate it
is that you natasha talking ur voice has an accient
Hello
The Minotaur is a very cool Greek Legend. King Minos has the architect Daedalus build him a Maze in which he keeps the beast. And Ariadne his daughter finds a clever way to help Prince Theseus on his quest to defeat the Minotaur in the Maze and escape alive.
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zeus shall pay
1 i shall kill perseus scott ben
king minos is a jerk
the minotaur is a bull man that says booyah
kool
this story was amazing
I think that this website was very useful for me and easy to understand
GOOOOO
if i hear this story again i am dead
i hate the end.
That was the worst story in history of storyies
i hate the end do you pj.
This story was sad I hate this story person i HATE IT!!!!!!
Hi Mya Yes it really is sad at the end. Theseus is not at all nice to Ariadne ! But not all stories have happy endings.
I hate this story because it’s sad at the end!
hi cody this is jb the gods are real com on people but you know cody this$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ i do have bet that hahaha just a joke cody read my story or call me good bye o wait i 12 yers old ok my birthday is on july 10 so call me man call meeeee!!
yeah i just have heard it so many times its just not worth reading
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well i think that that was a waste of 10 minutes of reading that story
a Greek person was a cannibal
this story is really kool
this story changed our llife :0…..
it is so awsome i loved it ang anyone who wants a boyfriend call me in the number or text me
this is an awe3some stoyr1111(;
Dear Chris, We did actually hire somebody to proof read these Greek myths, but it appears that some errors are still there. I’ve made a few changes just now.
the story is good but there was some TYPEOS
the minitour is a good story i ejoyed it but also sad when he abandens her alone on the island of Naxos poor poor Ariadne :D
I like the bull, but the story is so STUPIDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WWE is so better than this story
i like the bull the best
are u reading this story by auto tune or a side voice!
Hello
The Minotaur is a scary story
to read before bed
BYE BYE
N*
i thought it was a good story but it made some mistates
we have read this story.It was quite interesting.i like all greek mythology stories specially the minataur.
we have read this poem.It was quite interesting.
Hello
Thank you for your comment
in the story King Midos keeps The Minotaur, the double headed creature in the dark maze and demands that Theseus reach
the beast in order that he may be set free. It is a tale of adventure and problem solving for the young prince must find his
way though the Maze.
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I loved that story+.Well Done Natasha
it was so cool i nerly fanted
I love the story, I never new there was a myth that contained a monster like that.
You are brilliant and you are also a star.
I really like the story!!!
I really like the story!!!
I love it, I read this 1000000000 times but its still great!:):) ><
Hello
In the Story of the Minotaur,
Ariadne helps Theseus find his way through the dark Labyrinth, with a ball of string woven around his hands that he unties as he moves through the passage ways. He reaches the Minotaur’s lair and defeats him and then and with the string he has left behind he can find his way out of the maze again. So Theseus is careful not to make a mistake in the maze but then towards the end of the tale he abandons Ariadne selfishly to get back to his own Island,which is a mistake that is hard for the reader to understand.
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i like this story it looks interesting but i don’t know why they made silly mistakes
this story is not 100% correct
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii minotaur and sory bad
dance with me
ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh come here
i do not beleive greek gods i beleive in jesus but i like percy jackson better than this stupid story who agrees
“it’s great I can read over and over”
jhfcdsjkhfdddddddddjkdhvk ha ha ha lol
cazypeopleproductions youtube.com :)
read it in school
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
great
“It really really cool but it Dosen’t make
sence”
“I am 3 years old” 2011 october 11th tuesday
I love the minotaur im in 7th grade and i, so interested in this myth. Unlike everyone else in my class i beleive in ods and the minotaur.
Live Strong Other Learners. Dont stop Believing!
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Thank you for this it helped me write my Myth final. I don’t know what I would have done if I could not have listened to it and be able to write it.
Thanks again,
Grace
Hehe, I dunno if people are replyong to my comment-but I’ll say thank you to those who did-THANKS.
I know it’s a bit random and slightly philisophical–but that’s what I’m always like
Now I’m going to explore this story site-and leave more comedic comments.
This book is cool . My fave :)
Like my name?
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LOLOLOLOLOLOL FUNNY
Odd.
Oh and I forgot to say–I liked the story :)
I think the minotaur is a very tragic figure. I mean, he never wanted to be trapped in the maze (I don’t think he would have agreed, but anyway) and I think he might not have been carnivorous-being a bull and all-and he might have “evolved” in a way to eat the only things they gave him–the human sacrifices.
But that’s just me. Also Theseus is horrible-abandoning the person who loves (or should that be loved, cause I don’t think she’s to happy now…*coughs*). But then again he did a lot of horrid things-I can’t list them cause they’re kinda gruesome (genocide being one, he killed the only ever Minotaur).
Anyways I’m off now. Come on Minotaur and Ariadne let’s go.
Minoataur-”Where?”
Me-”Follow the Yellow Brick Road!”
*Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Follow follow fallow follow the Yellow Brick Road
We’re off to see the Wizard, the wondderful Wizard of Oz
You’ll find he is a whiz of a Wiz! If ever a Wiz! there was.
If ever oh ever a Wiz! there was The Wizard of Oz is one because,
Because, because, because, because, because.
Because of the wonderful things he does.
We’re off to see the Wizard. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*
Sorry, I just like that film :D
it is sort of good
Thank you Natasha. Nice story..
I like it :).
I thought that this story was a good one but ended pourly. You never know what happened to Thesus. Otherwise very well done.
LIKE IT
that was a interesting story
Hello Grace
Thank you for your comment
The
Minotaur in which Ariadne helps Theseus escape the dark labyrinth
is a fascinating Greek myth
Thank for your listening
Bye Bye
N*
Great story. Thank you Natasha and Bertie. :)
Hello, I liked the story very much….who is the author?
Hello i’am Reece and i especially like the bit when Thesues stabbed the sword into the Minitors heart and he fell to the floor and Ariaiandi was waiting outside the cave
i thogt it is better YEAH BERTY
that thesius is an idiot! poor ariadny
Hello
The Minotaur is a dramatic and dark Greek myth as we follow Theseus through the dark twists and turns of the Labberynth maze to the Minotaurs cave.
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I think that the minotaur is terrorfiing!!! storynory is gr great for kids. I have to say I love this!!! we listen to it at school. people ignore it but I don’t want it to end.
Hello
The Minotaur is a useful and dramatic Greek myth with a moral. When Ariadne helps Theseus through the dark Labberynth
to the Minotaurs cave with the ball of string, he must unravel from beginning to end, to find his way out again. One moral can be, that it is important to have a plan when going to dark unknown places.
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my mother told me half of the story and she said search it i kept searching till’ i found this sit really helpful!!!!
Hello,
The Minotaur is a memorable Greek myth. Theseus with the help of Ariadne marks his way through Labberynth cave with a piece of string so that once he has defeated the Minotoaur he can quickly find his route out again. The myth has a strong sense of scene, character and place.The dark passages of the Labberynth create a dark atmosphere to the story that teach us the valuable lesson that it is not wise to enter places unknown with out a plan.
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N*
Hello
Thank you for your comment.
The Minotaur is one Greek Myth in which we sea how dark the Labberynth caves can be and how King Midas had to find his way through it’s dark passages. He uses a piece of string with the help of the wise Ariadne to mark the route he has taken to reach and defeat the Minotaur and then find his way out again.
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N*
i love this myth
Hello
Thank you for your comment.
The Minotaur is one Greek Myth in which we see how Dark the Labberynth caves can be and how they King Midas has to find his way through it’s dark passages. He uses a piece of string with the help of the wise Ariadne to mark the route he has taken to reach and defeat the Minotaur and then find his way out again.
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N*
Hello
The Minotaur is a great Greek myth, and the dark labberynth is very memorable. Theseus with the help of the wise Ariadne is able to defeat the beast by using string to mark his passage through the labberynth, in order to find his way out quickly once he had defeated the beast and not get lost.
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N*
this story reminds me of a teather i have in my school she is a witch but isnt beautiful
i love the story thisssssssss much
i really like juice
oh i like love like that story….. totally
I am the Greek God Athena. Bow down and pray to me.
i couldnt stop reading
the minortor is my favorate greek myth
a little bit of the story was told wrong :D
cool story, and i wish the minotor was still alive (he might not have been real anyway) :D
the minotaur is like a beefed-up cow :p
waffles
THE MINOTAUR WOULD MAKE A SWEET PET :-))
i agree with jake
I liked this story very much as i have heard it before
I am eddie i am starange
I really enjoyed this awesome story:)
SORRY,BUT THE STORY IS FULL OF INACCURACIES.PLEASE BE MORE CAREFULL ABOUT YOUR STORIES AND KEEP UP TRYING…
Dear Jake, perhaps the language in your comment, is a little border line for Storynory, but I take your point.
Man oh man! I so wish that the minotaur was still alive! He is like so awesome! For me, Theseus is just an overrated, sexist jerk!
the minotaur is so cool i wish he was still alive
I wouldn’t be talkin if I were u Samson
SERVED
COOL!!!!!!!!
I like juice
mah
I TINK ITS THE BEST STORY EVE.NO HOMO.LOL
its was not cool
it was alright but the bull that was half man,half bull was the bomb!!!
I wish there was a ton more myth stories than any other.
donn worry,itss kaayy stoory ,lololololololololololololololololololololololol
im a greek god my name is athena im real itss true if u dont belive well kill u
i
like it
nice myth
i love greek myths.
awesome I read percy jackson greek stories too.
This story is awfulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
This story is awfulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AMAZING
One of my favorite myths. I did hear some false facts though. Or more different than other stories I’ve read.
his name is not deadlus
wacka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ayeeeeeeeeeeeee
ayeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
wow! This myth is amazing!
it was pretty good
that was interesting, very, very interesting
yep, it was okay.
Dear Tyler, that’s sounds interesting…
Hi Bertie I want to say that I wrote a story at school and it’s going to a contest.My story have a problem. My story is called A Chirstmas Tree For Chirstmas.
Hi Natasha.I read half of your story ,and already it was amazing!I am glad that you have tried hard ,but without this there isn’t an great writer like you!I know that the father died but at least it was great fun.My favourite bit was the thing’s I read.I want to read it again which I will ,but I have stuff to do!Bye
I think it is a good story but really sad that the King dies and that Ariadne is left by the horrible Theseus. I think he would be a terrible son and a terrible husband and I am glad he is dead now!!!!
I like the stories and have a couple of suggestions.
When using the stories as text help for reading assistance for students find it difficult to find the start of the story as the reader has an introduction which is not on the page. The introduction to the story in the text is not read and is not clearly defined. Students found that in some stories of Natasha is difficult to hear and the pitch is to high with some hearing impared children. Would it be possible to be able to speed the reading up so as reading improves students are to make quicker progress.
I think the stories are great and congratulate on the work being done.
its good
PA COW A WOW
burrito`s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it was funny
TACO`S!!!!
i love the story
I loved the story and I think the gods are quite real
spelled minotaur wrong
Hey…. somewhere in the middle you spellled Minotaur wrong and spelled it Minataur. … Oh well i geuss a lot of people missed that…… BYE BYEEEEEEEEE!
i think its sad that the father dies,but its a good story anyway.
Dear Meranda, Not many people believe in the Greek gods of Olympus anymore, but they have really good stories !
i think that greek gods are stuped and i do not beleave in them
I think that greek gods are fake and i do not beleave
in them
AWESOMELY COOOOOOOOL
I LUV THIS STORY IT IS BADLY INTRESTING
i really liked the story sad how the dad dies for no reason=)
wow how scary ooooo(NOT)
It is sad because his dad died.
It was a great story I loved it!!!
i love this story it was sooooo cool i am learning all about it in my class. I have seen and heard this story loads of times and love it even more every time
this was amazing
i love it
It was interesting.
COOL
sad but good
this story blows….MY MIND .IT WAS AWSOME
I liked this story.
That is so not fair!! Why would Theseus leave Araidne? It sereves him right when poseidon sent a storm.
good to to long
Such a great story but i just can’t understand why he left her after all she’ve done for him.
It’s just nor right!
But anyway, I liked the story.
lol ya haha
my friend is called a minatour
OK
i like this story
thats what u get!haha
it was ok
to long
lolwut, i liek turtles, not liek long story
i love the minataur wen my teachr toby lyk read it 4 us but with the voice of the lady i dont lyk it bcoz she jus dont sound rite. i remmbr wen i was lernin bout anciet greece it was really fun wen we did the best pay ever in our school histry
this is awsommmmme
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once i read all the story i fond it better
to long a bit boring
poor ariadne
I like this story.
I like this story
i like the story of the minotaur.
i like this story AND IT COOL FOR ME.
I liked this story
LIKE MINORTOR I LIKE THE STORY THATS SO SAD
i think this is a great story. ijust wanted to keep reading
This story is interesting but it’s too long.. it could be better if there were like a book with many pictures which it can be much more better and can make it a little entertaining for the myth.
to long
i like it
i hate the minortor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but i like the story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
i love this story!!!!!!!!!
The Minotaur is one of my favorite Greek Myths. It is a tragedy that resonates on so many levels. I love the way it is told. Thank You for such a great story.
The Minotaur is an interesting story. It holds its own with the best adventure writers of today. The Greek Myths are some of my favorite myths.
there the best story tapes iv heard
I love greek myth stories! :-)
i think this story is not really true because the way this story is read out and the way it is written it doesn’t look real. I also think that it is sad that theseus kills the Minatour.:-(
its a really interesting story especially from greeks
i love this story!
Hi, this website is weird but it is also cool!!
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my only story i like on this is the minortor
and it is goood!
i hate his wedite!!!
the best story
this is a great website i like it and the story is fasanating
were history is good,may teacher say whis history is a god plis to spit englis
Great i LOVE it
The storyis pretty good I wanted to read it because we are doing a play about it and I want to be athena or Ariadne
this is a cool website i like it i think it is cool it is really cool so good bye ohh waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait dont goooooooooooooooooooooooo away yet i also think that the minitor thingy mabbober is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ugly and it needs its teeth brushed.
sincerely lapicuta
it was helpfull and good
Cool were doing this for school heehee….
too long
I loved it!My kids thought it was great.
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I love it it’s amazing we are learning about the ancient grecce in fefseddef bye
make one of these for ks3 people please
I think the theme is betrayal some survival and some victory.
the theam is betrail and a little bit victory when thesias killed the minotaur.
I think the theme is betrayal and survival. Survival because Theseus had to kill the minotaur then escape the labyrinth. Betrayal because Theseus marooned Ariadne on an island because he couldn’t find a way to tell her that he was marrying another woman.
I think the theme is betrayal and victory because he is victorious over the Minotaur, but betrays and maroons his love on and island
The authors purpose is to share a mythological story. The story is about a King in Crete thats wants a fabulous palace. He commissions an architect from a faraway land and builds a labyrinth that houses a Minotaur. Theseus sails in search to kill the Minotaur. Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread to help him through the maze. He found the Minotaur and stabbed him with his spear. Theseus found his way back through the maze and was greeted by Ariadne who was going to be his bride. He set sail back to land with Ariadne. They stopped at the island of Naxos where they gathered supplies and left Ariadne. The gods look over Theseus and set bad weather to wreck his ship. His ship was pulled through and he had to replace the sails with black ones which meant that he hadn’t killed the Minotaur. When he returned the old king drowned himself because of the bad news.
i think the theme is serival and betrayal becouse the prince had to serivethe dark Labarynth and having to leave the princess on the island
I believe the two themes are courage and bravery because your not going to go attack the minotaur and win, it’ll tear you to shreds. From what i’ve read in myths is that the minotaur is half bull half human but 10 times stronger than a bull so its pretty high chances of dieing!
i believe there are 2 themes betrayal for ditching that princess on the island and courage for fighting the minotaur
I think the the theme is betrayal becuase Theseus left Ariadne on the islnad.
I think the theme is betrayal because Theseus Betrayed Ariadne, who had helped him escape the death of the Labyrinth,
Sorry Mrs.Sprague my computer was down
the theme of the story is revenge
I think the theme of this story is betrayal and sacrifice because Theseus left Ariadne on the island and it’s sacrifice because some of the people of Athens were sacrificed to feed the minotaur and Theseus sacrifice his life to kill the minotaur.
IT HINK THE THEME IS BETERYAL AND SACRIFICE
That was a good, cruel story- I liked it!
The theme of the story was betrayal because Theseus abandoned Araidne on the island, King Minos betrayed his people by making them sacrifice PEOPLE for his embarisment of his son, and because the sea captain who betrayed the people’s thoughts (sails) and brought the king an early death.
The theme is also Heroic Humans/Great Beasts because Theseus killed the minotaur and saved the people from their sacrifices.
Other smaller themes were survival(Theseus LIVED through his journy), love(Araidne loved Theseus), and victory(Theseus beat the monster).
I’m so sorry this was late! I ran out of time this weekend. I really liked the story after reading previously about the maze. : )
betrayal
The theme Is Betrayal. Betrayal Is the theme because he betrayed the princess who had helped him and without her help at all he definitely would have died.
Ariadne loved Prince Theseus, however he was marrying a different princess and Ariadne didnt now that because he hadnt told her yet. Part of the theme is love because of how the princess loved Theseus. Also it is hatred because everyone who heard and lived by or near the minotaur hated it. Even Mino, the minotaurs father wanted to kill him because he was part bull and made so much noise because every time he bellowed the walls would shake. Theseus back-stabbed Ariadne because he was already getting married when she said to take her back to Athens and marry her. So he just left her on Naxos when they were getting supplies. Ariadne helped him get out of the maze and told him how he could pay her back, but he just dumped her on some beach. So I think that back-stabbing someone can also be the theme.
the theme of the story is betrayal because Theseus had promised Ariadne that he would Marry her but then he left her on the island
good vs. evil becuse theause is trying to kill
minotaur
I think that the theme of this story is betrayal. For one he left the princess who wanted to help him. Also, King Minos wanted to kill his own son, so I think that that represents betrayal.
The theme is betrayal because thesues betrayed ariadne.He leaves her on the island.
I think the theme is betrayal , love, and sacrifice. Sacrifice because he knows he may die in the labyrinth from the minotaur or not finding his way out.Betrayal because he doesn’t tell her his is suppossed to marry some other lady and love because even though he betrays her he truly does love Ariadne but hurts her deeply!
I thought he should’ve taken Ariadne to be hs bride instead of this other lady.
the theme of the story is love and betrayal.Love,because with out the love of Princess Ariadne, Thesuse would have been lost forever in Labyrith and would have died .Betrayal, bacause Thesus left Princess Ariadne on the island alone.
For this story the theme is betrayal. Prince Theseus abandoned Adrienne on an island just after she had helped him escape the maze and survive. Also prince Theseus showed great courage and sacrifice because he went and fought the man eating beast called the Minotaur.
the theme of the story is betrayal because theseus begs for help from adriadne to kill the minotaur and then when he survives and makes it out of the maze adriadne asks for his hand in marriage and being a butt he says yes and they leave on his ship and she is overjoyed but theseus has something else on his mind. he ends up stopping at an island and ditching her there; leaving without her on the ship and she is devastated and watches hopelessly a them while he sails off into the sea. rude rude man!! >:(
the king goes against the his son so therefore i think it is betrayal
The story actually has two themes, Man Vs. Man and betrayal. Man Vs. Man, because Prince Theseus killed the Minotaur and Betrayal, because Theseus leaves Ariadne on Naxos.
the theme of the minotaur is betrayal because theseus begs for help from adriadne to kill the mosnter and then when he survives she asks for his hand in marriage and so he tells her yes and she is full with joy. then they stop at a beach and he ditches her. rude rude man!! >:(
I think the theme of the story is betrayal because Theseus betrayed Ariadne by leaving her on the island after she had helped him.
I think the theme of this story is betrayal, because with out the help from the Princess, Thesues would had died. He just pretty much turned his back on the Princess.
The main theme is betrayal because Theseus left Adriadne on the island and let her down, promising to marry her. ” And that is the story of how Theseus betrayed Ariadne..” the quote even says that she was betrayed .
I think the Theme is betrayal because he left the princess on the Island when she thaught that he was going to marry her because thats what he promised
I think the theme is courage and betrayal because he had to have a lot of courage to kill the Minotaur and it was betrayal because king Minos wanted to kill his own son and that Theseus left Ariadne to die on Naxos.
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!
i think the theme of the story is betrayal because he left the princess on a island instead of taking her to be his wife. also he brought dissapointment to his people by putting the black sails.
After I read this story, the theme that occured to me was romance because Thesues but it also could be betrayal because Thesues leaves the princess which is really rude!!!
The theme of this story is trust. Ariadne trusted the hero, but he took advantage of that. The king trusted the hero to put up the certain color of sails. The hero betrayed the trust, so theme 2 is betrayal.
that the them is to good vs eivl whem thseus is kil the minotaur.
If there were a third theme it could be victory. I t could be victory because Theaseus won victory over the minotaur.
The theme of this story would be betrayal. I think this because Theaseus left Princess Ariadne on an island even after she helped him. I also think the theme could be sacrifice because they sacrificed many men. Also Theaseus’ father sacrificed his own son for the good of his people. So as you can see there can be two themes.
i think this was betrayal because Theseus left the “bride to be” on the island.. which is by the way messed up!!
both very tricky, interesting, and very suprising and also ironic in a kind away.
I think the theme of this story is betrayal. The reason why I think this is because Theseus leaves Ariadne on the island.
Not very nice!
The theme is betrayal because Theseus t
left Ariadne alone after she helped him and because the king had a maze built to keep his son out of the publics way
the theme of this story is that if you do something wrong you will pay the conciquences.
i think that there are two themes betrayal and sacrifice. I think that it is betrayal because Theseus left Ariadne on the island and King Minos wanted to kill his own son and i think that it is sacrifice because the people from Athens had to sacrifice men to feed to the minotaur and Theaeus sacrificed his life to defeat the minotaur
The theme is good versus evil since theseus is trying to kill the minotaur.
The theme of this story is betrayal and victory, because Theseus marooned Ariadne at the island of Naxos. He did this in order to honor Athens and marry the princes they chose for him. Also Theseus only wanted what was best for Athens, so he decided to go fight the minotaur to spare a persons life. In addition it seems as though Theseus wanted to fight minotaur, because he knew that he would stand a better chance at killing the minotaur, than the other people of Athens.
Hi Katie M, I think that is a smart answer because it’s true that the Minotaur story does seem to fall into two parts with different themes. “What a jerk!” is slightly rude, and I wouldn’t normally let it through, bit in this case I think it’s an appropriate response to the character of Theseus !
See, the thing is, with myths,they always make it seem like 2 stories were put together. So, I think the that there are two themes. One is bravery, and the other is obviously betrayal. Bravery, in the way that Theseus would risk his life for a noble cause. I thought it was betrayal in two ways. One, King Minos wanted to kill his own son. And two, when Theseus left Ariadne all alone on an island. What a jerk! I liked this story overall, though.
The theme of this story is betrayl since he turned his back on the princess who helped him. With out her doing this he would have died.
the theme would be both betrayal and bravery. It is betrayal because the prince said he would marry the princess even though he knew he knew he wouldn’t. it is bravery because the prince knew he had a good chance of getting killed but went to the labyrinth anyway
I believe the theme is is betrayal because thesues betrayed ariadne.I also think the theme could be bravery because thesues was brave enough to go to the labrinth.
The story was great and I think the theme is betrayal because the princess loved Theseus but Theseus was going to marry another bride when he returned home from killing the Minotaur.
The theme was Betraly by far i think because, Theseus had told Ariadne that he would Marry her and they sailed off together but once they stopped on a little island call Nixon he left her then and then sailed of without even a word or two to explain! I also think the theme was bravery because Theseus went and killed Zeus son and had to go through the horrile maze to do that
i enjoyed this story:)
-Jordan
the theme of this story is beayal because the king betrays his son because he make hime stay in the labranth instead of being loved by his family also theseus betrys adriana by staranding her on the island. lastly the minator betrays his father by trying to colaps his palace by roaring,
The theme of the story is the evil Minotaur, the labrinth, and who the Miotaur eats because the minotaur the human beast is the son of King Minos who made a labrinth for his son to live in. Also who the Minotaur eats are young men and women and one prince who the Minotaur was going to eat killed him.This is a Myth and Legend becuase there was a King who had that beautiful castle Daedalus the good achitecturer made.
i think the theme of the story is betrayel because theseus betrayed ariadne by leaving him on a island
I think that the main theme is betrayal because Theseus told the princess to come with him after she said if she can come back with him, she will be his bride. On the island of Naxos, where they stopped to gather supplies, Theseus abandoned princess Ariadne, laughing as he sailed away.
The theme of this story is betrayal and grief because Theseus betrayed Ariadne, and Theseus’s father was sad because he thought his son was dead.
The theme of this story is definately betrayal because he betrayed the Princess who helped him and without her help he would have died.
i believe that the theme of this story is betrayal because Theseus Betrayed Ariadne.
The theme of this story is bravery and betrayal, because even though the princess helps Theusus, he leaves her on an island alone to die. Theusus shows bravery though, when he goes into the labyrinth to kill the minotaur.
i also did the madias touch
i also did the boy who flew to high
i think there are two theams witch are betral because he left the princess on the island. it is also courage you have to have alot of courage to fight a Minotaur
I think its betrayal because ariadne was left on the island by thessus , so he made is father commit suicide
I think that the main theme would have to be betrayal because Theseus left the princess all alone on the island. >:( But the other theme that would fit really well into this story would be courage because Theseus had much bravery to go and kill the Minotaur. :)
I think this story is about King Minos ruled the lovely island of Crete, This Genre is Adventure story about Princesses name is Ariadne who loved Prince Theasus and at the end Theasus and Ariadne had helped escape death in a Labyrinth of the Minotaur
i think the theme is betrayal because he wanted to marry a different princess.
the theme was betrale because Theseus betreade Ariadne. it was a good story over all.
I think its betrayal beause Ariadne was left on te island by Theseus, so he made his Dad commit suicide.
:D
I think that the theme of this story is betrayal because he tricked that girl.
It was betrayal because heleft thee princess alone on the island. & it could be a bit of revenge too,because the sea gods made a storm and the sails ripped,because of him leaving the princess.
I think it was betrayal, because he betaryed the princess. & left her alone on the island. It’s good the sea gods made a storm and the sails ripped.
Or it could also be Bravery because he was brave enough to go inside the Labyrinth and kill the Minotaur.
I think the theme is betrayal because Theseus Betrayed Ariadne, who had helped him escape the death of the Labyrinth,he had tricked her to thinking he was taking her back to Athens with her and making her his bride. But then he left her all alone on the island. :(
I think the theme for this story is betrayal because these us betrayed Ariadne because he was engaged and going to marry a different princess in Athens and he hadn’t told her about it.
it was bettwen man and monster
i think the theme of this story was betral because Theseus ditched Ariadne on an island.
I think the theme of the story is betrayl because Theseus got help from Ariadne them ditched her on the idland. That is the main one. Bravery can also be a theme because Theseus was brave enough to go kill the minataur during meal time!
THE THEME IS BETRAYAL AND HATE..
SUSPENSFUL!!
moral: making light of promises and lying will get you no where.
Theme: betrayal…honor…courage!
Definitely a story about betrayal and heartache (theme). Kind of a dismal and gloomy feel. Not a “oh everybody’s happy and great!” ending.
Good story though!!!!
I think the theme to this story is bravery, courage,and grief. I did not like that he left the princess on the island. i think he should have not taken her on his ship but should have left her on her own land. Also I liked the part were he was able to get out of the maze and got asked to get married.
Oh ya that other one i rote was the rong one i was looking at fridays homework sorry.
The tone of this story was Exsitment because he was able to get through the maze and kill the bull. Then he found his way back because he used yarn to get through. The mood of this story was happieness because he got asked to get merried. But when he got back he drowned and died and before he died he was in total grief.
THE END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The main theme of this story is betrayal because Theseus left the princess on the island! HoW RuDe!
:-(
I think this Theme is courage because Theseus going up against the minotaur and also betrayal when Theseus left the princess on the island of Naxos
A Dual between a man and a monster
I think the theme of this story was betral because Theseus ditched Ariadne on an island.
The long answer is that he wanted her help, but forgot to tell her that he was engaged to another. Some might say that the short answer is because he was a man.
(Kayla) WHY DID THE PRINCE BETRAYED THE PRINCESS?
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Hi elle thanks glad you like the Minotaur .it s a good anti love story actually because Theseus is so mean to Ariadne.well done from storynory too
i think this is a good story about the minatour i never knew it would be this good that i really liked this story but when the minatour and theuse felt in love everyone says uhhhh! but i know all people have to get in love dont they but then i said please everyone to keep there mouth shut but they did not listen what i said but the third .But when i said my teacher said well done elle then i said thank you miss i like tuesday because we go swimming
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Ed, I haven’t played monopoly for ages. The trick is to try and build as many houses and hotels as possible. You have to decide whether to concentrate on a lots of cheap ones, or a few expensive ones. Both strategies are good and there’s a lot of luck in the throw of the dice.
thnx bertie! hey heres a very random question do you play monopoly and if so how do you do it?
thnx
Ed, Poseidon the Sea God sent the minotaur as a punishment to king Minos. Minos was supposed to sacrifice a bull to Poseidon, but he decided to keep it for himself.
love it but y was the minotor there in the first place? [o well]
thnx alot story nory please repley to me beartie
thnx anyway
that was great
Ella, some men just are like that…. . it’s a lesson best learned through a story, rather than through real life.
these is a great story i cannot get it of my mind!!! and by the way natasha u r a great reader!!!!!!!i like this story .,.,..,.,..,.sorta!!
If the princess helped theseus to go through the maze, why did theseus trick the princess?
I think it was so mean of Theseus to leave the princess in the island and I think the story is good. :)
it was so cool! i loved it so much i want to read it again!i love this story for 2 resons:1. it is so interesting.2. it is also good for my english. thanks to mathias who wrote this nice story about minotaur!!!!!!!!!
THE MINOTAUR IS BEASTY HE SHOULD BE A UFC FIGHTER
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i love it
this is a cool story it cool and just aliitle sad for me.
i really love this story its one of my very very very very favorite favorite favorite stories
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hi berty
does storynory have lots of copyrite coz i want to share the story with my frends.
wasn’t Hercules Zeus’s son?
Hi Freya, yes Percy Jackson brings it all up to date. We can’t read it because it’s in copyright, but our sponsor, AudibleKids has some audio of it.
Very good story. Theaus was very cruel to Ariadne.
The greeks loved ther powerful gods. i have a book caled ”percy jackson” mwhich has simular gods in.
The Minataur sounded a scary beast when it screamed and shook the Palace!
Toni, According to one story Ariadne went up into the sky and became a consolation of stars. Titian painted a picture of this – and his picture is in the National Gallery in London
http://rbvhs.vusd.k12.ca.us/teachers/roswell/apeuro/unit1/images/bacchus_ariadne.jpg
great story i think it was absolutly cruel of Theseus to maroon Ariadne, by the way what happened to her please answer
Dear Nicole ST Thank you for your comments on the Minotaur. Theseus betrayed Ariadne because he was engaged to marry a different princess in Athens – and he hadn’t told her this. It’s certainly a good moral to help people back when they help you. I’m not sure how big the Labyrinth was – but certainly big enough to get lost in. KIng Minos continued to rule Crete and had a powerful navy. He also appears in the story, The Boy Who Flew Too High http://storynory.com/2008/08/24/the-boy-who-flew-too-high/
This story is quite sad, it made me feel sorry for the princess because she was the one who helped Theseus with the maze but got nothing but was marooned by Theseus in return. But Iam a little bit confused with the story: Why would Theseus ditch the girl if she helped him? I enjoyed the story very much. I think I can work out the moral: When people help you, you must help them back. My questions are: How big is the Labyrinth? and
What happened to King Minos?
I liked this story very much because it was fun and full of adventure. Also, I did not like the part where The Princess was betrayed. This IS very interesting.
Nicole
I like the story. It is very nice to know what happend in the past.
i just loved that story it had great language and description
I like this story I feel sorry for the girl and the maze is so big I bet if I went in, I wouldn’t be able to get out :)
I liked the story.
It was such a sad ending.
very good story but duo sent sound very realistic and half bull half man???
I really enjoyed reading this story because it tought me about the past and that if you do something bad there are consequences.
i think it was horrible that theseus killed minotaur because even if he looked weird he may have been a good person. and i think it was wrong of theseus to betray the princess! :(
The story of Minatuar was interesting.It tuaght me a lot about greek history.
I like this story even though I heard it several times.I like the minotaur because it is my 2nd favorite monster[My number 1 is the mummy.]
I think Theseus was very selfish to leave Ariadne on the island. I feel sorry for the Minotaur as he was born that way and people thought he was a monster.
I think it is a great story but it is still a selfish story because King Minos only thinks about taxes and gold!
But I still like the story a lot and I think it is the best story I’ve ever read.
that was asome how many people do you know that are half bull half human
I really like this story!! It’s so AWESOME!!!!!!!I think this is one of my favorite stories!!!!!!!!
Greek Gods confuse me all the time. Such a good way (lisening) to catch up with the story. I have to say that Greek myth is so inconsistent itself. I find it hard to know the relationship between different Gods.
very nice story good to know about the past
this is long and boring
I totaly love story nory like this is probaly the best reading website i have ever been to.
wtf is this a greek myth
Thanks Carly and Liam – a balanced selection of views !
good ok bad
good by carly
ok by liam
great (what do you think) i love it
i loved your storyy natasha
bit slow speek up a bit
Isent this cool listining to minotor ay Nikhola
is this in a book it is so cool super trooper i wish i could say that about troy
This is good!!!
This is a cool story.
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ok story
i used this poem on a report!!!!
man vs fate, and man vs natuare
betrayal
Courage and betrayal!? Are the themes
mainly adventure but inside of that would have to be bravery and betrayel
er it was okay but kinda boring lmao :P
sweet stuff
Bravery and Betrayel are the themes…minotaurs are cool
hate is the conflict of this story
the theme was betrayal because the guy ditched the princess….at the island
betrayel
betrayal is the theme he maroons her
the theme is betrayal he maroons her on an island when she saved him
i believe there are two themes: betrayal and courage
i think there are a lot of themes here are the ones i came up with betrayal,bravery,courage,and romance and of course i thought there was a lot more themes
betrayel,love,and i think death were some themes
theme: betrayal and romance
betrayal is the theme
the theme is a combination betrayal and bravery
I think the theme is::::::
Courage(standing up to the minotaur)
betrayal ( leaving the princess, also tricking people)
All together adventure!!
i think the theme is betrayal because theseus left ariadne on the island
this is really good
The theme of this story is betrayal and for people to understand how hurtful it can be.
For what it’s worth, I agree with Andrew
the theme is betrayal because Prince Theseus left Princess Ariadne marooned at an island
the theme is definately betrayel because theaseus leaves adriadne on the island.
i think betrayal is a theme because the king betrays his son because he’s a monster and he leaves the princess on the island after she loved him.
I thought that the themes were betrayal and courage. There was also some adventure in there.
i think the theme to this story is bravery, courage,and grief.. i did not like that he left the princess on the island. i think he should have not taken her on his ship but should have left her on her own land.
There are a few themes in this story. One theme that ocurs more than once is betrayal. Theseus betrayed the princess on the island of Naxos. The king also betrayed his son because he was a monster. Another theme in this story is bravery. Theseus showed his courage when he stepped into the deep and dark labrynth to kill a monster he couldn’t even see! Finally the princess showed love because she loved
theseus; unfortuantely for her he marooned her on an island.
I think the theme is betrayal beacause they tried to send people to be a sacrifice.
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i thought the themes were courage and betrayal
adventure
I believe the theme is Betrayal. because theseus abandoned ariadne on an island.
Wasn’t able to post before. busy. Themes: romance, bravery, betrayal
betrayal definitly because the king betrayed his son and the prince betrayed the princess,courage could also be one cause Theseus had to use courage to even step into the maze,not to mention kill the miotaur
it think the theme is betrayal because he said he would marry the kings daugther and keep her on that iland.
it’s good
thanks
The theme is courage for Theseus going up against the minotaur and also betrayal when Theseus left the princess on the island of Naxos
I think =(
I dont like this one I think that its not goood sorry Mrs.Sprauge
The theme is betrayal and strategy.
Betrayal, too =D
There were two themes in this story, betrayal and courage. Theseus betrayed Ariadne and left her on the island. Let me tell you, you have to have a lot of courage to fight a minotaur. Really great story 8 )
The theme of this story would probbly have to be betrayal. This is because obviously it says it a couple of times, but Theseus betrayed Ariadne by marooning her on an island after she had just saved his life! Wow that was nice!
I agree and think the theme is Betrayl because they talk about leaving or killing one to leave with the other.
betrayl is most of the theme but, there is a little bit of sorrow in between
The theme is defenitly adventure and love.
the theme of the story is when theseus killed the minotaur which i think was a weird way cuz he didnt really do anything exept let him run into a wall then stabbed him while he was down. anyways the theme of the story is wen theseus killed the minotaur then said he wood marry ariadne and adandonned her on the island of naxos.
The story is getting better and better. I am really enjoying these.
I think:
The Theme=Betrayal because Theseus killed the Minotaur and then tricked Ariadne after he implied that he would marry her.
Thanks, : )
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good story
i love it so much
uuuuuummmmmm ok? not that interesting
Exellent page. I love it. It´s greeat page to practice my english.
Thanks,
Nico
tis is exelent
this is excellent
Same story in different retelling has different moral meanings, but the love, betrayal and revenge theme seems never changed.
Great story and lovely comments gave by peoples from all of the world, especially the one by Mathias, who is now 80, his enthusiasm of learning is so encouraging!
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[...] too close to the sun. It continues the story of Daedalus, whom we first met in the story of the Minotaur. We hear how he and his son Icarus tried to escape from Crete with wings made of feathers and wax. [...]
i can do better than that Natasha !
Hi Anna Maria
Many thanks for your comment. Well done on skipping a grade. We do have some longer stories – like the Snow Queen for instance. But it’s true that our stories have got a bitter shorter recently – so we’ll think about doing some longer ones too soon
Bye for now !
hi bertie i liked this story.
my name is anna maria and i am danish
i am 7 and in grade 4 (i skipped a grade)
and i read at an eith grade level! plese make your stories longer and reply
sincerly
amkb
anna maria
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hi i’am yara samer i’am living in kuwait but i’am lebanease this story i did it photocopy of this story and it is soooooo nice it was talking about the minotaur in our school they gave us holidAY HOMEWORK my mother she did this story for me from her office we have to write any story from 100 words or 150
words but still i didn’t do it
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Very nice and i had read it in school
It’s a very nice story, I enjoyed it a lot =] A perfect story for a child ^^
hello Chutee
Very pleased to hear that the Minotaur was useful to you.
Dear Bertie,
I am a Thai student who taking the Mythology coure at college..
Thanks a lot for your story..this help me remember the Greek myth much easier.
And comparing your version to the Edith Hamilton one,yours is more understandable.
Again..Thank you
Dear Selene
It’s wonderful that you listen every day. Thank so much for your comment.
Sorry that The Minotaur has such a sad ending -but we are following the original Greek Myth. Theseus was a bit of a so and so, I’m afraid.
We are wondering about doing Jason and Media – but that is even worse !
Thank you Natasha! I love your stories. And listen to them every day. This story is nice also. But I found the end of the story to be a little bit confusing. I wish the story finished with these words:
” Take me back to Athens with you, and I shal be your bride”. Then Theseus took his lovely bride back to Athens where they lived happily ever after…..
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Good story , a bit sad nonetheless worth hearing especially for my son aged 9 years.
The story is great and it’s good for learning English.
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thank you
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