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King Minus The King

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King Minos was a powerful man. He had a great palace. Inside his palace he had a maze. In the middle of the maze was a creature called the Minotaur. Minos demanded that every single year he send him seven young women and seven young men. Theseus thought it was horrible to sacrifice these people to the Minotaur. So he went to go kill the Minotaur. He was to come back with white sails to let his father know he was safe. Theseus went first and Ariadne gave him a ball of string so he would find his way back out. He killed the Minotaur and found his way back out. Ariadne came back with him, but he was not in love with her like she was in love with him. So he left her on the island and sailed back to where he lived. He did not change the

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