CLAA06H3 Lecture : LECTURE 1

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Minotaur shameful offspring because of adulterous relationship between minos"s wife (pasiphae) and a beautiful cow. Pasiphae fell in love with the bull. She put on beautiful clothing on the bull to make it look like a. Minos wanted to confine the relationship so he created a labyrinth. This labyrinth was best known because every single year a. Theseus (athenian hero) was sent by the king to defeat the minotaur. The problem was getting in and outside of labyrinth. We see gods and other characters that sometimes number of young men were sent to be sacrificed as food for the minotaur. was a minos"s child. She helped him by offering him a thread. the minotaur. have similar experiences. Phaedra is connected to ariadna because they are sisters. Ariadna was left behind at the shore of crete and theseus went on to marry phaedra. Note: minotaur is half man, half bull. Myths for us, means lie or untrue.

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