| 单词 | Minotaur |
| 例句 | My grandfather, not knowing he was soon to be fired, had splurged on four tickets to The Minotaur, playing at the Family. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z While they traverse the Labyrinth, Widget tells the story of the Minotaur in such detail that Bailey keeps expecting to encounter the monster around every turn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As he gives it to me, he whispers, “Here comes the Minotaur!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z To this place the young Athenians were each time taken and left to the Minotaur. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But its presence didn’t feel evil, like my demonic math teacher Mrs. Dodds or the Minotaur. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z All loved him for his goodness and admired him for his nobility, but they had no idea that he intended to try to kill the Minotaur. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean she was taken away from the Minotaur before she could die. She was turned into a shower of gold, right? That’s metamorphosis. Not death. She’s being kept.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Daedalus was the architect who had contrived the Labyrinth for the Minotaur in Crete, and who showed Ariadne how Theseus could escape from it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The monster army cheered for the Minotaur, but the sound died when I dodged his first swing and sliced his axe in half, right between the handholds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z This he did and, certain that he could retrace his steps whenever he chose, he walked boldly into the maze looking for the Minotaur. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because we’ve got other problems. Michael Yew just called. Another army is marching over the Williamsburg Bridge. The Apollo cabin needs help. And Percy, the monster leading the enemy ... it’s the Minotaur.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The Minotaur pursued, and of course he caught them, each one, and devoured her bloodily, and dragged her pale, defenseless body deeper into the maze. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Look, if the thing I fought really was the Minotaur, the same one in the stories . . .” “Yes.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She had seen the Minotaur on Half- Blood Hill and known exactly what it was. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “To fight the Minotaur! What do you think we train for?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Grover, his best friend, had protected Percy for almost a year before Percy even realized he was a demigod, and Grover had almost gotten killed by the Minotaur. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Last summer, I fought the Minotaur on top of Half-Blood Hill. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Grover offered to carry the Minotaur horn, but I held on to it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I managed to sidestep the first kids swing, but these guys were not as stupid as the Minotaur. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “You mean the maze where they kept the Minotaur, back in the old days?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Her face was distorted with pain, as if the Minotaur were still squeezing her neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I decided to leave the Minotaur horn in my cabin, which left me only an extra change of clothes and a toothbrush to stuff in a backpack Grover had found for me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When they reached Crete they were given to the Minotaur to devour. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There were miniature lions, pigs, dragons, hydras, even a teeny Minotaur in a little Minotaur diaper. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Most of them were text adventure games: Raaka-tu, Bedlam, Pyramid, and Madness and the Minotaur. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Next to that, my victory over the Minotaur didn’t seem like much. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Most of the kids here did. If you weren’t like us, you couldn’t have survived the Minotaur, much less the ambrosia and nectar.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As they sailed, Frank kept her spirits up by telling her silly jokes— Why did the Minotaur cross the road? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z More monsters surged forward—snakes and giants and telkhines—but the Minotaur roared at them, and they backed off. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I was so mad, I imagined my eyes glowing just like the Minotaur’s. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I’d grown up hearing stories about him fighting the Minotaur and stuff, but I’d always pictured him as this huge, buff guy. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She didn’t remember anything since the Minotaur, and couldn’t believe it when Gabe told her I was a wanted criminal, traveling across the country, blowing up national monuments. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The Minotaur appeared, an actor wearing a papier-mache bull’s head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hades had tried to kill me three times so far, with the Fury, the Minotaur, and the hellhound. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The Minotaur was a monster, half bull, half human, the offspring of Minos’ wife Pasiphaë and a wonderfully beautiful bull. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You helped the Athenian kill my Minotaur, Daedalus. You turned my own daughter against me.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z That fellow was called Minotaur—a monster kept in a crazy maze by some fellow named, well, I couldn’t say that fellow’s name if it was tattooed to my tongue. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I had plenty of room for all my stuff the Minotaur’s horn, one set of spare clothes, and a toiletry bag. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Clarisse s friends were all laughing, and I was trying to find the strength I’d used to fight the Minotaur, but it just wasn’t there. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t belong in this multitude of monsters any more than the Minotaur belonged in Penn Station at rush hour. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When the Minotaur was born Minos did not kill him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing I really excelled at was canoeing, and that wasn’t the kind of heroic skill people expected to see from the kid who had beaten the Minotaur. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When the Minotaur saw me, his eyes burned with hate. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Minotaurs, busty mermaids, and other fantastic creatures frolicked in the wood. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z All those silly speeches Aided away behind Hydras, Minotaurs, and Medusas. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z To Hazel, the Minotaur had always seemed like a victim in the story. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Minotaur was one of the first monsters I’d ever defeated. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Monsters jeered and shouted, and the Minotaur picked up another car. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z This fighting game features only 10 combatants based on classic characters, like a stone golem or a gladiator or a Minotaur. Game On: "Limbo" is magnificent gaming 2010-08-03T17:52:00Z Asher's deaccession booklet is fascinating to read, and his exposed wall studs in Santa Monica created a maze worthy of a modern Minotaur. Warm spots in Pierre Huyghe's often chilly Conceptualism at LACMA 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z In Cretan tradition, a labyrinth imprisoned the mythical Minotaur. Flower bed, patio table ... labyrinth? Winding paths are a new backyard trend. 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Gesturing upward, to the floor of the museum where the exhibition would open that night, he continued, “Finally, people will be able to see if the Minotaur is really inside.” What Happened After Mexico’s Greatest Architect Was Turned Into a Diamond 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z With mythical connections to the stories of King Minos, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Daedalus and Icarus, it’s a must-see for my mythology-loving kids. Introducing my kids to their grandparents’ Greece 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z To reach the Minotaur — be it Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster — the cryptozoologist navigates a labyrinth of hearsay, conjecture and hallucination. Tracking ‘Strange Beasts of China’ With Booze, Smokes and Sleuthing 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Painted dark gray and structured in a series of short walls pointing in unexpected directions, the galleries of “Monsters & Myths” thrust us into the Minotaur’s labyrinth of those tragic years. ‘Monsters & Myths: Surrealism and War in the 1930s and 1940s’ Review: Our Irrationality Laid Bare 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z She’s just as successful recounting far-off adventures — such as the horror of the Minotaur — as she is reenacting adventures on the island. Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z “The Minotaur” isn’t so much padded with a sonic cushion, but “Pocahontas” is. Elliott Carter’s Early Flops Reveal a Budding Musical Master 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Because of the site’s location, impressive size and complexity, he dubbed these remains the Palace of Minos, after the mythological Cretan king who made human sacrifices to the Minotaur in the labyrinth. ‘The Riddle of the Labyrinth’: decoding an ancient language 2013-07-11T18:38:04Z He said, “I have to create a Minotaur, create this half man half bull.” The Carpetbagger: A Crime Tragedy, not a Crime Drama 2012-02-16T14:11:26Z The journey is inevitably inward; the Minotaur is always us. Tracking ‘Strange Beasts of China’ With Booze, Smokes and Sleuthing 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z It depicts an orange-robed female Minotaur and a pale flowerlike creature greeting two children in black perhaps as they return from school, with a lithe spirit trailing behind them. Best Art of 2019 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z He wrote “The Second Life of Nick Mason” and sold it to his usual publisher, Minotaur, a division of St. Martin’s. Review: A New Antihero From Steve Hamilton 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The hotel’s hedge maze, many Kubrick authorities agree, is a reference to the myth of the Minotaur; others have drawn convincing connections between the Overlook’s well-stocked pantry and the confectionery cottage in Hansel and Gretel. Arts & Leisure: ?Room 237,? Documentary With Theories About ?The Shining? 2012-01-27T18:18:02Z I headed across the river and toward Musée des Abattoirs, housed in a cavernous old slaughterhouse and best known for housing Picasso’s unusual stage curtain, “Body of the Minotaur in a Harlequin Suit.” Frugal Traveler Blog: Finding Frugal Toulouse, Despite Two Holidays 2013-05-14T18:39:15Z Birtwistle’s big operas -- “The Mask of Orpheus”, “Gawain,” “The Second Mrs. Kong,” “The Last Supper” and most recently and most impressively, “The Minotaur” -- deal with primal subjects through deep, disturbing, profound music. Europe concert diary: Harrison Birtwistle at the Proms 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Delays in “The Minotaur Years” were also caused by Richardson’s otherwise ageless energy. John Richardson’s final Picasso book arrives in November 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Asterion The Ghost Road Company stages a new work-in-progress inspired by the myth of the Minotaur; contains brief nudity; for ages 15 and up. L.A. theater openings, Nov. 13-20: 'Letter to a Man' and more 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z I'm currently working at the Royal Opera House, understudying one of the roles in Harrison Birtwistle's The Minotaur. Understudying: the waiting game 2013-01-28T19:17:50Z Daedalus, a master craftsman, created the labyrinth for the Minotaur. Dance Review: Arturo Vidich at Invisible Dog Art Center 2013-01-26T00:57:22Z But anticipating death is like anticipating Minotaur or anticipating ribosomes or anticipating nebula. When your friend is dying, it's OK to steal her scarves 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Now, in addition to the second run of “Dimes Square,” another one of Mr. Gasda’s plays, “Minotaur,” is scheduled to open soon at a small venue in Dumbo. A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York’s Living Rooms 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Mamet also draws deeply on the Minotaur legend, ending his movie with the lines, “Why does the Minotaur live in a cave?” Phil Spector’s Greatest Hit 2013-03-21T09:45:43Z Things get especially bullish in “Janas 4/Minotaur,” a large work at the end of the show. Art in Review: Piotr Janas: ‘Minotaurs’ 2013-08-15T21:33:04Z Reviewing “The Minotaur,” critic Anna Picard wrote in The Independent: “Long on ugliness, short of redemptive beauty, rich with the rough, pungent poetry of David Harsent’s libretto, Birtwistle’s score is as violent as its subject.” Groundbreaking composer Harrison Birtwistle dies at 87 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z That’s not so different from “Errand Into the Maze,” whose very male Minotaur has a lot of Hawkins in him. Martha Graham Dance in a Maze and on a Voyage 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z He called it “Minotaur,” and, if you ask Schiff, it was pretty good. Adam Schiff once wanted to be a screenwriter. Can he give the Trump presidency a Hollywood ending? 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Also included are a charcoal self-portrait and drawings from the Minotaur series Mr. Bowie created for a 1994 exhibition. Painting Offered a Different Palette for David Bowie’s Talents 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Is he a helpless opportunist, following the totemic tiny skirt like a line of thread into the Minotaur's cave? Joanna Lumley is foolish for laying rape at drunken feet 2013-01-25T20:30:01Z “The Minotaur Years” covers 1933-43, when the Spanish artist was in his 50s and confronting the spread of fascism and Nazi Germany in Europe. John Richardson’s final Picasso book arrives in November 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The surrealists understood the labyrinth as an image of the human mind at whose centre resides the Minotaur, symbol of irrational impulses. Comfort zones 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z Tough crowd at a casino, he explained: “Like stabbing a Minotaur to death with a kitchen knife.” Behind the wheel of the Obama episode of Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars’ 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Our narrator is plainly Theseus – but who or what is the Minotaur? Crime fiction roundup - review 2012-12-21T08:00:01Z Verdi's Otello and Harrison Birtwistle's The Minotaur stand in stark contrast, one a drama of circumstance, the other a tragedy of existence. Otello; The Minotaur – review 2013-01-20T00:07:21Z Based on the Jorge Luis Borges short story The House of Asterion, which recounts the Minotaur's version of events, the production will examine ideas of heroism and political propaganda. Shunt to create labyrinth in London warehouse 2012-08-14T12:19:08Z Since we’re talking about classical archetypes and references, when I saw the Jacky character on the screen, I thought of ancient Greece and the Minotaur. The Carpetbagger: A Crime Tragedy, not a Crime Drama 2012-02-16T14:11:26Z The Architects, a contemporary retelling of the Minotaur myth, will play in a former biscuit factory in Bermondsey from 27 November. Shunt to create labyrinth in London warehouse 2012-08-14T12:19:08Z A few years back, some of Schiff’s staffers who wanted to judge the work for themselves found a copy of “Minotaur.” Adam Schiff once wanted to be a screenwriter. Can he give the Trump presidency a Hollywood ending? 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z There was “Minotaur,” the courtroom drama with this mysterious plot: While a jury deliberates a gruesome murder case, and with the suspect locked away, someone commits an identical crime. Adam Schiff once wanted to be a screenwriter. Can he give the Trump presidency a Hollywood ending? 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z "It's like the Minotaur looking at his reflection in the mirror and seeing a monster ... there is a monster inside of all of us," said the director, filming her own first novel. Australian trek, Sicilian stand-off feature at Venice film fest opening 2013-08-29T20:05:36Z From 1914 to 1918, Europe sacrificed a generation of men, and demanded that overseas dominions and colonies send their young men to feed the Minotaur. Perspective | Six novels that get to the truth of World War I 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Tomlinson, still in bloodied Minotaur garb and wielding a big knife, yet beguiling as ever, was well and truly the icing on his own epic cake. Otello; The Minotaur – review 2013-01-20T00:07:21Z The first, "Errand Into the Maze," was Graham's version of the myth of the Minotaur. Martha Graham at VPAC: Dance as bridge from past to future 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z About an hour in, gobs of foam began floating toward us, as if a Minotaur upriver were doing his laundry. Leaping Caimans and Tasty Piranha in the Wild Amazon 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z The revival of Harrison Birtwistle's The Minotaur recently sold out at the Royal Opera – proof that there is real appetite for bold, new and supposedly "difficult" new work on the lyric stage. With George Benjamin's Written on Skin, British opera takes a bold step into the future 2013-03-11T15:52:00Z The best part about “Theseus and the Minotaur,” at least for this audience: It’s a comic book. Françoise Mouly’s Toon Graphics Takes Comics to Classrooms 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Morris, however, saw the house as a creature unto itself, its two chimneys the horns of a Minotaur or some other misunderstood monster. Third Rail Troupe Takes Over Governors Island House 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z “The Minotaur” was meant to be choreographed by George Balanchine, for the company that would become New York City Ballet. Elliott Carter’s Early Flops Reveal a Budding Musical Master 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z These sisters not only describe the grim labyrinth of power that we are in as neocolonial subjects, but they also point out that we play both Theseus and the Minotaur in this nightmare drama. The search for decolonial love 2012-07-02T20:54:00Z Among his early works were two ballets, "The Minotaur" and "Pocahontas," and his First Symphony. Composer, Pulitzer winner Carter dies in NY at 103 2012-11-06T02:07:08Z “So,” he said, “We invite you to see the Minotaur.” What Happened After Mexico’s Greatest Architect Was Turned Into a Diamond 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Comic books and other unexpected sources pop up in the photo archive “Minotaur/Labyrinth,” on view in the gallery’s front window. Art In Review: ELAINE REICHEK: ?Ariadne?s Thread? 2012-02-24T00:08:46Z Over here is a sculptural Minotaur head; there, videos of his mock-pedagogical speeches; elsewhere, a shiny chrome snare drum. Mark Leckey, No Longer Art’s Wunderkind, Is Now Its Wizard 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z While their titles and forms gesture to mythic creatures such as the Minotaur and Cyclops, his works have more of a Frankenstein's monster quality. Artist of the week 120: Thomas Houseago 2011-01-05T12:52:15Z “The Minotaur Years” ends before World War II is over. Fourth Time Around: The Final Volume of John Richardson’s Biography of Picasso 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z The dying Minotaur calmly gestures with his hand, as if making a speech. New York Art Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z First performed in 2008, Stephen Langridge's exemplary production of The Minotaur returned, with mostly the same cast and greater clarity and force. Otello; The Minotaur – review 2013-01-20T00:07:21Z Royal Opera House Until 28 JanuaryBox office: 020-7304 4000 The squeamish will need to look away, but The Minotaur's first revival, with all three main singers returning, confirms it as a work of extraordinary power. The Minotaur – review 2013-01-18T15:08:55Z In “Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream,” Headley reimagines the Minotaur myth, as a magician and a witch plot to trap one of the lovers in a grotesque maze. Three science fiction and fantasy books we love, November edition 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z One of the researchers for “The Minotaur Years,” Ross Finocchio, said Richardson was “satisfied with the ending of the book.” John Richardson’s final Picasso book arrives in November 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z "The one thing I knew from a very early age was I can't write," Tolkien told Reuters in an interview to promote his second novel, "The Inheritance," published this week by Minotaur Books. Tolkien says he's finally left grandfather's shadow 2010-04-16T11:55:00Z The Greek myths alone — the Minotaur, who was the child of an unholy union between a woman and a bull. Column: Huntington Beach wants to keep 'obscene' books away from children. Good luck 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z In the courtyards, young men and women participated in bullfights that may be the basis for the myth of the Minotaur. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He is no Minotaur or Gorgon or dragon. Why the Chimera Is the Monster for Our Uncertain Age 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z It was as if freed people were trapped in a labyrinth with the Minotaur awaiting them at every turn. The Reconstruction that wasn't: A new book aims to bust post-Civil War myths 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z I considered getting a tattoo, something totally wicked and fierce, like a Minotaur biting off the head of a cobra, but then I had a better idea. Perspective | I swam back from a bad fall. Adversity made me better. 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Reviewing “The Minotaur,” critic Anna Picard wrote in the Independent: “Long on ugliness, short of redemptive beauty, rich with the rough, pungent poetry of David Harsent’s libretto, Birtwistle’s score is as violent as its subject.” Harrison Birtwistle, groundbreaking British composer, dies at 87 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Only later would she recognize in him the Minotaur: Review | In critic Margo Jefferson’s memoir, a life is refracted through art 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z He is perhaps best known for 1971 orchestral work The Triumph of Time, as well as operas The Mask Of Orpheus, Gawain and The Minotaur. Sir Harrison Birtwistle: British composer dies aged 87 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The volume, subtitled “The Minotaur Years,” unfolds against the backdrop of the rise of fascism, the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. Review | The last volume in ‘A Life of Picasso’ is just as astounding as its predecessors 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Right now, the bills seem like a Washington abstraction, and it feels as though President Biden has been lost in a maze forever, grappling with the Minotaurs of Manchin, Sinema and progressives. Opinion | Wokeness Derails the Democrats 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Ariadne was the half-sister of the Minotaur, the monster used by her father to exact his revenge on the Athenians. 10 novels making fresh fiction out of ancient myths 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Maybe these paintings, drawings and sculptures would be what made me fall in love with the terrible, brilliant Minotaur that was Pablo Picasso. Opinion | The Picassos of the American South 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z “And he finds the Minotaur in death and he’s like, Oh, you were my greatest opponent. You were awesome.’ Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Given the psychosexual complexity he cultivated, it’s little surprise that Picasso identified with the Minotaur — part bull, part man — who did battle in Greek mythology with Theseus in King Minos’s Cretan labyrinth. Review | The last volume in ‘A Life of Picasso’ is just as astounding as its predecessors 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Northrop also launches its Minotaur rocket from Wallops. Virginia has a rocket launch site, and it’s about to grow with the most successful startup since SpaceX 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z When she falls in love with the Greek Theseus, she realizes the only way to stop her father from killing him is to arm Theseus against the Minotaur. 10 novels making fresh fiction out of ancient myths 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The Minotaur IV rock is 78 feet tall and is built and operated by Northrop Grumman. Rocket with classified payloads launches from Eastern Shore 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z “Theseus has the presence of mind in the underworld to acknowledge that his own fame, his own heroism is linked to his encounter with the Minotaur,” he says. Hades almost starred its worst character 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Minotaurs appear in her poetic lexicon as figures who are taught from the start that they are animals, born into conditions from which they were never meant to escape. Natalie Diaz: 'It is an important and dangerous time for language' 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z "Unfortunately, it will not be possible to rebuild the Minotaur Wicker Man in time for Saturday," the statement added. Giant wicker minotaur destroyed in suspected arson 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Jasanoff: I’m as distrustful of militarism as you are, but—let’s face it—science and technology have profited from military sponsorship ever since Daedalus built the labyrinth to contain the Minotaur. We Should All Be Science Critics 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z But for every Theseus who enters the labyrinthine darkness of the Underland to triumph against the Minotaur there are many more Eurydices who never return. Underland by Robert Macfarlane review – a dazzling journey into deep time 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z The organization is named for the ball of string that Ariadne gave to Theseus to guide him out of the Labyrinth, after he had slain the Minotaur. Can London’s Knife-Crime Crisis Be Stopped? 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z My daughter loves Athena and Arachne; my son, the Minotaur and Medusa. Opinion | Make Me a Cold and Pitiless Goddess 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z He was duelling with a warrior who wore the head of a bull and looked like the Minotaur. Mary Norris: Greek to Me 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The spider and Minotaur were part of a show, “The Guardian of the Temple,” which closed Sunday in Toulouse. In France, a Giant Spider and a Minotaur Roam, and Sleep 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Eventually, the side of the building will be painted over, and the 5 p.m. crawl down Fifth Avenue will have no pencil sharpeners, bird heads or Minotaurs to break the monotony. After Wexley School for Girls closes its quirky doors, headmaster Cal McAllister restarts with startups 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z He compares himself to the Minotaur in writer Jorge Luis Borges’ fantasy novel “The House of Asterion.” Devastated by ALS, trying to save others 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Minotaur beetles are found in sandy grassland and heathland and are most active at night, feeding on dung, particularly rabbit droppings. Rare beetle unearthed in Ayrshire 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z She’s banished by Zeus to a deserted island, and eventually meets some of mythology’s most iconic figures: the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, Medea, and Odysseus. 16 new science fiction and fantasy books to read this April 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z The show’s website says it aimed to reinterpret the myths of Ariane and the Minotaur. In France, a Giant Spider and a Minotaur Roam, and Sleep 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Informed by the darker reaches of Dave’s imagination, the interior is a demented funhouse of corrugated cardboard booby traps, attacking giant origami birds and even a life-size Minotaur contributing to a growing body count. Portrait of an artist unraveling in horror comedy 'Dave Made a Maze' 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Once TDRS-M launches, then another Falcon 9 is set to fly from Florida later this month, followed by a launch of one of Orbital ATK’s Minotaur rockets. Watch SpaceX launch its Falcon 9 rocket to the space station after a month-long break 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The labyrinth he designed to contain the bovine Minotaur was so disorienting that even Daedalus got lost. David E.H. Jones, Scientist Whose Alter Ego Challenged Conventions, Dies at 79 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z The woman — girl, really — was physically tiny, not to mention inappropriately dressed for the task of extracting this colossal incubus, this 10-ton Minotaur, from the fourth floor. Making House: Notes on Domesticity 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The Minotaur is made of unpainted lime tree wood and metal. In France, a Giant Spider and a Minotaur Roam, and Sleep 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Minotaur fuses information from different sensors and sends the data to aircraft. Inside the Ring: Senate chairman hits Obama on test ban treaty 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Orbital said it wants the missiles to build a Minotaur 4 launch vehicle capable of lifting about four times the weight of small rockets like Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne. Air Force supports using spare missiles for commercial launches 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Virgin Galactic Vice President Richard DalBello said on Friday that his company did not expect a large commercial market in the class of the Minotaur. Orbital presses U.S. lawmakers to end ban on retired missiles 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Trump seems to have the emotional range of a Power Rangers villain and the social skills of a teenage Minotaur. Donald Trump has the manner of an arrogant televangelist suspected of murder by Columbo 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The Minotaur appeared in 2001 to promote Amnesiac, the latest album from Radiohead, which was and still is my favorite band. The search for the killer bot 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Published in July by Minotaur Books, “Murder at Barclay Meadow” is the first in a two-book deal of murder mysteries set on the Eastern Shore. Millersville woman pens murder mystery set on Eastern Shore 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Later, in a spirited book, “The Global Minotaur,” which some reviewers described as conspiratorially inclined, he recycled a metaphor that he’d once used to critique U.S. foreign policy. Greece’s Ex-Finance Minister Tells All 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z According to legend, Theseus once slew the Minotaur in the ruins next door, and should the truth out itself, the Bayer family perhaps fear a repeat. Tourists in Greece: 'Don't tell the cook we're German' 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z He parlayed that into the lead in an Italian “swords and sandals” film, “Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete,” a retelling of the Greek myth. Bruce Jenner’s Early Career Took a Worn Path: Decathlons, Then the Movies 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z I happily chatted with the Minotaur about Radiohead history, information about the band’s tour, and the MP3s it offered for download. The search for the killer bot 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Andrew Martin, the publisher of Minotaur Books, said he was skeptical at first when the reverse adaptation of “Broadchurch,” written by Erin Kelly, was submitted. Popular TV Series and Movies Maintain Relevance as Novels 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z It’s about preventing the Oracles from marking you for Negation, protecting the Relic holder, fighting off Minotaurs, and healing each other while the threat of a boss looms in the background. Destiny's Biggest Problem? Bungie Locked Their Best Game Design Chops Inside A Vault Of Glass 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Philosophers call this Theseus’ Paradox, a reference to the ship that Theseus sailed back to Athens from Crete after he had slain the Minotaur. The Mammoth Cometh 2014-02-27T10:00:19Z Tuesday as a satellite developed by students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology launched into space aboard a Minotaur I rocket. Fairfax County students build first satellite sent to space 2013-11-20T01:24:15Z The Minotaur was popular among fans like me: 1 million people added it as a friend, and in its lifetime it sent more than 60 million messages. The search for the killer bot 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The satellite is one of several secondary payloads aboard one of Orbital Sciences’ Minotaur I rockets. Orbital Sciences Will Launch A Satellite Designed And Built By High School Students 2013-11-14T06:15:00Z Shortly after the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, or LADEE, spacecraft separated from its Minotaur 5 launch vehicle, its positioning system shut down due to what appeared to be a high electrical current. Glitch resolved, NASA probe on its way to the moon 2013-09-08T20:28:17Z The Minotaur 5 configuration will be flying for the first time with LADEE. New NASA spacecraft to investigate moon mystery 2013-09-04T21:34:46Z The Minotaur I’s payload included a total of 29 satellites, which the company overseeing the launch said is the most ever carried into orbit by a single rocket. Fairfax County students build first satellite sent to space 2013-11-20T01:24:15Z But the Minotaur died a few months after it appeared, along with the rest of the era’s bots. The search for the killer bot 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The launch will be the 11th Minotaur I launch, and the 25th in the Minotaur series of rockets. Orbital Sciences Will Launch A Satellite Designed And Built By High School Students 2013-11-14T06:15:00Z For this mission to succeed, Ladee will need to launch, separate from the Minotaur V, and insert itself into lunar orbit. New Moon Probe Raises Questions About What to Do Next in Space 2013-08-31T16:06:40Z Meanwhile all around her Bill Peek’s scene of fabulous chaos was frozen—a Minotaur sat in the lap of stony Abe Lincoln and a dozen carefully planted I.E.D.s awaited detonation. Zadie Smith: “Meet the President!” 2013-08-05T04:00:00Z Last year, his book The Global Minotaur was a bestseller in Greece, ahead even of Fifty Shades of Grey. Talk of recovery in Greece is premature – and all about justifying austerity 2013-06-03T18:59:01Z My book was already written and sold to Minotaur in the U.S.A. when HarperCollins approached me about publishing my book in India. India Ink: A Conversation With: Author A. X. Ahmad 2013-05-21T06:20:19Z Dante sees centaurs and harpies, the Minotaur, and the three-headed dog Cerberus. 10 facts about Hell 2013-05-13T23:49:44Z That is the scientific method, after all: lost in the labyrinth, you must pursue every path, no matter how unlikely, or risk being devoured by the Minotaur. Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality? 2012-11-28T23:26:58Z I also drove off Minotaurs, beat back invading hordes of Centaurs, and helped reclaim overrun villages. 'Guild Wars 2' - A Grind By Any Other Name 2012-08-30T03:57:45Z I’m not much more fond of fighting off Minotaurs or listening to bad voice acting, for that matter. 'Guild Wars 2' Review - Part One: Still Grinding After All These Years 2012-08-28T19:45:53Z At dawn the next day Theseus was conducted to the entrance of the labyrinth, and there left to await the tender mercies of the Minotaur. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Some writers, however, think that Chiron is represented by the constellation of the Centaur, and others say that Sagittarius represents the Minotaur loved by Persephone. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z As Varoufakis writes in his recent book, “The Global Minotaur,” the world in which we have been living until recently functioned thanks to the voracious consumption of a different kind of beast. The Way Greeks Live Now 2012-02-14T01:00:08Z IV.—Contains the Caspian Sea, below which is a figure holding its tail in his hand, and which the author calls the Minotaur. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z That one of their accumulated maidens, part of the Virgin Sacrifice of New England, which finds not even a Minotaur—had thus triumphantly escaped from their ranks and achieved a husband; this was flatly heretical. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z The Minotaur slain, Theseus hastily retraced his footsteps. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The show takes as its theme hybridized creatures — think modern sphinxes and Minotaurs. | New Jersey: Contemporary Arts Institute Moves to Asbury Park 2011-12-24T03:23:54Z American debt, and the need to feed it, would be the modern Minotaur. The Way Greeks Live Now 2012-02-14T01:00:08Z On one Theseus is slaying the Minotaur, while Ariadne stands by and encourages the hero. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z And they saw the palace of the king, the red and black palace in which was the labyrinth, made also by Dædalus, where the dread Minotaur was hidden. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Woman’s jealous husband imprisons Minotaur in maze called Labyrinth. | New Jersey: ?Phaedra Backwards,? a Classical Myth in Princeton 2011-10-29T05:52:43Z The system will be assessed after that period to determine if it should become permanent, Wegner said, after the satellite was sent up inside the nose of a Minotaur IV rocket. Experimental Navy communications satellite launched from Kodiak complex on Alaska island 2011-09-28T03:23:06Z The Wall Street financial houses became the handmaidens of the Minotaur. The Way Greeks Live Now 2012-02-14T01:00:08Z The system will be assessed after that period to determine if it should become a permanent system, Wegner said, after the satellite was sent up inside the nose of a Minotaur IV rocket. Experimental Navy communications satellite launched from Kodiak complex on Alaska island 2011-09-27T21:33:12Z “I am Ariadne,” she said, “and, O youth from Greece, I have come to save you from the dread Minotaur.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Ms. Mann also does a superb job with her young actors, especially Noah Hinsdale, who plays the Minotaur as a child. | New Jersey: ?Phaedra Backwards,? a Classical Myth in Princeton 2011-10-29T05:52:43Z Theseus followed her instructions, and when he came to where the Minotaur lay, he slew him, and found his way out by the thread. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z “The Minotaur died, and that is what held everything together,” he said. The Way Greeks Live Now 2012-02-14T01:00:08Z Why did not the cruel Minotaur gore and trample thee like all the others? Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z “Princess,” said Theseus, “can you help me to come to the Minotaur and look upon it so that I can know for certainty whether this hand of mine can slay the monster?” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Human half-sister of Minotaur, named Ariadne, falls in love and tells true love, Theseus, how to outwit Minotaur. | New Jersey: ?Phaedra Backwards,? a Classical Myth in Princeton 2011-10-29T05:52:43Z These were usually devoured by a horrible monster called Minotaur, whom Minos, the king of Crete, kept in the Labyrinth. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Improbably enough, a Greek economist named Yanis Varoufakis has been drawing attention in many of the hot spots of global finance lately, offering the Minotaur myth as a metaphor for understanding recent macroeconomic events. The Way Greeks Live Now 2012-02-14T01:00:08Z Mad women who endure the pangs of childbirth only to give up the fruit of their womb to the Minotaur which devours them! Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z “Show me the way to come to the Minotaur, O Ariadne,” cried Theseus. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z To the south of this river, and to the north of Hyrcania, is represented a monster having the body of a man, the head, tail, and feet of a bull: this is the Minotaur. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The combat of Theseus with the Minotaur is but shortly and coldly described. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z There would be no more sacrifices of the heroes and the children of Greece to the Minotaur. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z He gave him the clue to the labyrinth and the strength to conquer the Minotaur. Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School 2011-03-27T02:00:15.947Z Very devious is the labyrinth, built by Dædalus, in which the Minotaur is hidden, and without the clue none could find a way through the passages. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Such was the wrath of Minos, when he understood that his daughter Pasiphæ lavished her tender favors upon the father of the Minotaur. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Following the board's findings, OSC took the separation initiation system used on another of its rockets, the Minotaur 4, and installed it on the XL. Nasa Glory launch ends in failure 2011-03-04T13:24:31Z The Minotaur, a raging beast half man and half bull, waited in its secret passageways to devour them. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z A new separation mechanism based on gas stored under pressure rather than combustion-produced gas was developed and flown successfully three times last year on Minotaur rockets. All-Too-Familiar Rocket Failure Dooms NASA Climate Mission 2011-03-04T20:09:00Z “I showed you how you might come to the Minotaur,” she said, “and you went there and you slew the monster, and now I may not stay in my father’s palace.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Not had the Minotaur had twenty bull heads instead of one. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z The prelates of the Roman Curia were "tricky as foxes, proud as bulls, greedy and insatiable as the Minotaur." A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Daedalous had built the Labyrinth and confined the Minotaur in it to commend himself to King Minos. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z A mayor puts on a tricoloured sash, and a priest a stole, and behold, the noblest of girls may be dedicated to the Minotaur. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z And these youths and maidens were not to meet death merely, nor were they to be reared in slavery—they were to be sent that a monster called the Minotaur might devour them. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z And, dearest Theseus, if by some happy chance you should escape the jaws of the Minotaur, then tear down those dismal sails, and hoist others that shall be bright as the sunshine. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Air Force officials said Tuesday that tests revealed a software problem on another Minotaur IV rocket. | Rockies: Colorado: Satellite Launching Is Scrubbed 2010-07-07T03:25:00Z She wanted to save them all to be the glory of Athens when they grew up, so she gave Theseus a sword for his encounter with the Minotaur and a coil of slender white thread. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z At this time, the Minotaur was receiving the annual tribute of seven of the noblest youth of Athens, and Theseus could not fail of being ranked among them, to be devoured by the monster. Heathen Mythology “I have come to slay the Minotaur,” said Theseus, “and I cannot hold my life as my own until I have slain it.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z So saying, the king looked cruel enough to devour Theseus and all the rest of the captives, himself, had there been no Minotaur to save him the trouble. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z She gave Theseus a clue of thread to conduct him out of the labyrinth after his defeat of the Minotaur. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The famous and great of all ages are gathered in the poet's vision; the great names even of fable—Geryon and the giants, the Minotaur and Centaurs, and the heroes of Thebes and Troy. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. They died In the unfathomable den of want, Or served the Minotaur for food. Heathen Mythology But even this great sword will not avail against the Minotaur.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z "The Minotaur!" exclaimed Prince Theseus; and, like a brave young prince as he was, he put his hand to the hilt of his sword. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z He thrust out a sullen lip, glowering at the great man, like Minotaur at one who has just given the yearly boat-load of virgins a shove seaward. Shadows of Flames A Novel The work which first established his fame at Rome was “Theseus vanquishing the Minotaur.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" There he sits, a demi-god, Stern as when he of yore forsook the maid Who, doating saved him from the Cretan toil, Where he had slain the Minotaur. Heathen Mythology And outside the place where the Minotaur is you will find another thread to guide you back.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z "I will myself be the seventh; and let the Minotaur devour me, if he can!" A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z "You will go back to that ... that Minotaur?" Shadows of Flames A Novel A magnificent fleet of ironclads, headed by the Minotaur, bearing the flag of Admiral Hornby, and many other vessels, were in attendance for the ceremony, of which fifteen were first-rate ironclad ships of war. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 It is really like the ancient sacrifice of the maidens which the Athenians were obliged to offer to the Minotaur. The Scarlet Banner Then those who were with the youths and maidens saw the Minotaur lying stark and stiff with Theseus’s sword through its neck. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Take this phial, and bear it in your breast, and, when you face the Minotaur, do as I shall tell you.' Tales of Troy and Greece When Minos, King of Crete, had vanquished the Athenians, he imposed upon Ægeus, their king, the severe penalty that seven youths should be annually sent to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Cnossus was also assigned as the site of the labyrinth in which the Minotaur was confined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" But with my almost unreasoning aversion for and distrust of him, the thought of a marriage between these two was like the sacrifice of fair virgins to the foul, blood-dripping jaws of the mythical Minotaur. The House by the Lock He looked upon Ariadne’s strange face with its long, dark eyes, and he wondered how this girl could think that she could save him and save the youths and maidens of Athens from the Minotaur. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z On came the Minotaur, up leaped Theseus, and dashed the contents of the open phial in the eyes of the monster; a white dust flew out, and Theseus leaped back into his hiding place. Tales of Troy and Greece She fell in Love with Theseus, and with a Clew of Thread helped him out of the Labyrinth into which he went to kill the Minotaur. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love Every youth who must sell his art and capacity for gain, every girl who must sell herself for money, is one more sacrifice to the Minotaur of Private Ownership—before the Theseus of Socialism comes. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism From Dædalus, a famous Athenian architect, who designed the labyrinth at Crete in which the Minotaur was kept. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer “Then,” said Theseus, “I will not leave the youths and maidens of Athens who came with me to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z He noticed that the thick bronze plates of the door were dinted and scarred by the points of the horns of the Minotaur, trying to force his way out. Tales of Troy and Greece The story is horribly reminiscent of the old Greek myth of the Minotaur, which it resembles in many phases. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 Every ninth year the Athenians had to send seven young men and as many virgins to Crete, to be devoured by the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The descent is guarded by the legendary Minotaur, the Cretan monster, part bull, part man. Dante: His Times and His Work I think that only Talos, that giant who was all of bronze, could have slain the Minotaur.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Flee I will not, nor, if the king have mercy on us, will I leave Crete till I have met the Minotaur: for he has shed the blood of my people.' Tales of Troy and Greece The room seemed full of lurking goblins,—harpies, gorgons, the Hydra, the Minotaur, every other foul and noxious shape was waiting to spring forth. A Victor of Salamis Theseus volunteered to go as one of the victims, and through the assistance of Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, who became enamoured of him, he slew the Minotaur and escaped from the Labyrinth. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Minotaur on the Channel Service, but in 1804, in consequence of a very severe attack of rheumatic fever, which completely prostrated him and for several months necessitated the use of crutches, he resigned his post. A Sailor of King George “Your sword will not avail you against the Minotaur,” said Ariadne; “when you look upon the monster you will know that it is not for your hand to slay.” The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z Theseus waited for his chance, when the clutching hands rested, and then, thrice he drove the long sharp blade of bronze through the heart of the Minotaur. Tales of Troy and Greece The device is simple: Theseus slaying the Minotaur.” A Victor of Salamis I shall send the Minotaur and Audacious the moment we are clear of the west end of Sicily. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II He freed Attica from robbers and wild beasts, conquered the celebrated Minotaur of Crete, and escaped from the labyrinth by the aid of Ariadne, whom he carried off and abandoned. Ancient States and Empires In 1779 he was sent by the Senate of Venice to Rome, and there produced his Theseus and the Slain Minotaur. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Theseus now took from his bosom the phial of gold that Medea had given him in Athens when she told him about the Minotaur. Tales of Troy and Greece Minotaur passed down the lines between the ships, and soon after disappeared over the eastern horizon. The Tale of a Trooper The “Minotaur” did persist, you may be sure! Her Mother's Secret Minos returns to Crete, and having erected the Labyrinth with the assistance of Dædalus, he there encloses the Minotaur, the disgrace of his family, and feeds it with his Athenian captives. The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations Among the later works of Canova are the colossal group of Theseus Killing the Minotaur, a Paris, and a Hector. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) When he had finished his prayer, he drew the short sword, and hacked off the head of the Minotaur. Tales of Troy and Greece The Tahiti passed close astern of the two cruisers, the Japanese Ibuki and the British Minotaur, and cheered their crews lustily as they came abeam. The Tale of a Trooper So if the Minotaur persists in demanding the maiden, she must be thrown to him. Her Mother's Secret The third and fourth ships were occupied by the Theseus and Audacious on the inside, by passing through; while they were attacked on the outside by the Minotaur, Vanguard, and Defence. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I He was, in truth, the Hercules of ancient Athens, and he now proposed to add to his exploits a battle for life or death with the perilous Minotaur. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It is full of dark winding ways, cut in the solid rock, and therein the captives are lost and perish of hunger, or live till they meet a Thing called the Minotaur. Tales of Troy and Greece Among them was the Minotaur, which, in consequence of her great length, is fitted with five masts. A Yacht Voyage Round England They were spread out at intervals of six miles, with the Hampshire six miles astern of the Minotaur to serve as link ship for signals to and from the main fleet. A History of Sea Power I intend to part with the Minotaur and Audacious to-day, agreeably to my orders. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I He demanded that the Athenians should, at fixed periods, send to Crete seven youths and seven maidens, as victims to the insatiable appetite of the Minotaur. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The roars of the hungry Minotaur came nearer and nearer; now his feet could be heard padding along the echoing floor of the labyrinth. Tales of Troy and Greece For this purpose he had to enter the labyrinth into which the monster's booty was usually thrown, and to kill the Minotaur. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity I will not let the Minotaur come near her.” The Squirrel-Cage I dined to-day on board the Minotaur, the weather having proved nearly calm; it is the first time since we left Bequir that I have consented to leave the ship. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I In this intricate puzzle of a building the Minotaur was confined. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Down fell the Minotaur, with a crash and a roar, biting at the rocky floor with his lion's teeth, and waving his hands, and clutching at the empty air. Tales of Troy and Greece These were thrown as food to a terrible monster, the Minotaur. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity Oh, for a Theseus to hunt down this Minotaur of false standards and wretched ideas of success! The Squirrel-Cage The ships are all doing as well as possible; the fever on board the Defence fast abating, and the wounded in Bellerophon, Majestic, and Minotaur daily recovering. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I As the man-brute fell prone, and lay bellowing with pain, a thrust through the back reached its heart, and all peril from the Minotaur was at an end. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality No book of monsters is complete Without the Minotaur of Crete. The Mythological Zoo The Minotaur dwelt in the labyrinth, a maze from which no one could extricate himself who had once got in. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity I don’t know whether we have the book or not, but Miss Slater told us the story of the Minotaur. The Squirrel-Cage Though smaller and less expensive than the Minotaur she was a far more efficient ship. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 He had arranged with his father Ægeus that if he escaped the Minotaur he would hoist white sails in the ship on his return. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This was the slaying of the Minotaur, which put an end for ever to the shameful tribute of seven youths and seven maidens which was exacted from the Athenians every nine years. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Theseus killing the Minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete, and labyrinths in general, were favorite subjects for church pavements, especially among the Gauls. Pagan and Christian Rome Was it the Minotaur that sowed teeth and something else very odd came up that you wouldn’t expect?” The Squirrel-Cage Their crews were composed of only 300 men, and though they cost about 150,000 pounds less than the Minotaur they were far more efficient and powerful warships. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 That is our Union—the golden thread, the faithful servant; not the monster that Frankenstein made, not this Minotaur swallowing States! The Long Roll The same Minotaur has served for us since the time of Menelaus. French and Oriental Love in a Harem In the afternoon I know that we and the Minotaur bore down on four heavy ships of the combined squadron, which we hotly engaged, and succeeded in cutting off the Spanish Neptuno. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor For five years, until 1870, he was in command of the Minotaur. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign In 1861, ships of the type of the Minotaur were built, armoured from stem to stern. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 "You have done so many wonderful things," said the king to Dædalus, "can you not do something to rid the land of this Minotaur?" Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year Note.—Theseus, a Grecian hero, according to ancient fable, made an expedition into Crete for the purpose of destroying the Minotaur, a monster which infested that island. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Of the wreck of the Minotaur, Admiral Bowles complained 'that no ship or boat could live in such a sea.' Art in England Notes and Studies Only a few years earlier the civic procession, or pageant, had shown in brilliant tableaux vivants the stories of the Minotaur and Iphigenie. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera The roar of this modern Minotaur was as the noise of Niagara broken by stormy bursts of thunder. The Heather-Moon They styled him Cahen-Taur: and he was the same as the Minotaur of Crete, and the Tauromen of Sicilia; consequently of an emblematical and mixed figure. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Bonaparte, I will deliver the world from you, for you are as insatiable as the Minotaur, that required every day a human victim for breakfast. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia But the rationalistic version never found much favour, and the Athenian potter was always sure of a market for his vases with pictures of the bull-headed Minotaur falling to the sword of the national hero. The Sea-Kings of Crete And so, every nation, even the smallest, on whom the eye of the Minotaur has settled in baleful desire, has said, "Better to die fighting than fall into the hands of the devil!" Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers We descended from marble halls to vast underground regions, the lair of a monster immeasurably more powerful than the Minotaur who ramped and raved under the Palace of Crete. The Heather-Moon In revenge, Minos made war on the Athenians, and forced them to pay a yearly tribute of seven youths and seven maidens, who were devoured by the Minotaur. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor The name of this genus is derived from Daedalus, who constructed the labyrinth at Crete, in which the monster Minotaur was kept. Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners No more fortunate has been the German attempt to resolve the story of Minos and the Minotaur, the Labyrinth and Pasiphae, into a clumsy solar myth. The Sea-Kings of Crete Its burrows, scattered here and there, higgledy-piggledy with those of the Minotaur, are easy to recognise. Social Life in the Insect World Daedalus never wound so inextricable an error round Minotaur, as madness has woven about his imprisoned reason. The Last Man Captain Thomas Masterman Hardy Two ships of Nelson's column, as yet not engaged,—the "Spartiate" and the "Minotaur,"—were then just reaching the scene. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain The prisoners are embarked in the Vanguard and Minotaur, till I can get a vessel to send them to France. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 It is here that, in all likelihood, we get near the heart of the Minotaur legend. The Sea-Kings of Crete So the young sailor joined the "Minotaur" and fought at the Nile. The Romance of the Coast Nowadays it is our 'Minotaurs' and 'Warriors' that are the real leviathans and behemoths of the great deep; our Krupps and Armstrongs are the fire-breathing krakens of the latter-day seas. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Of the five ships of the allied van which passed to windward of the "Victory," one was cut off and captured by the "Minotaur" and "Spartiate." The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain The Minotaur, Defence, Bellerophon, Majestic, Swiftsure, and Alexander, came up in succession; and, passing within hail of the Vanguard, took their respective stations opposed to the enemy's line. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 The nine-year period recurs in the account of the bloody tribute of seven youths and seven maidens who were offered to the Minotaur every ninth year. The Sea-Kings of Crete A writer in 1858 says that, "from the continual attrition it has received from thousands of tracing fingers, a central group of Theseus and the Minotaur has now been very nearly effaced." Amusements in Mathematics Then the hare doubled back and we swung round, so that now Minotaur was on the right. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front Clodio, though aware of the real paternity of this creature, adopted it as his own son, as did King Minos in the case of the Minotaur, giving him the name Merovig from his piscatory origin. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Having expressed a wish to see Captain Louis, of the Minotaur, Captain Berry had hailed that ship, and the commander came on board. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 The slaying of the Minotaur by the Athenian Theseus may well be an echo of the conquest of the Minoan Empire by the mainland tribes. The Sea-Kings of Crete In the centre was placed the Minotaur, and no one who entered could find his way out again, but became the prey of the monster. Amusements in Mathematics We rode up much closer than we have ridden before, and left the Colonel's orderly and Hale in a bit of a valley with Minotaur, Jezebel, Hob, and Tank. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front Theseus Reigns, having overcome the Minotaur, and soon after unites the twelve cities of Attica under one government. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great To the last class belongs the dance which Theseus is said to have instituted on his return from Crete, after having abated the Minotaur nuisance. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales The domestic skeleton in his case was the composite monster the Minotaur, half man, half bull, fabled to have been the fruit of a monstrous passion on the part of the King's wife, Pasiphae. The Sea-Kings of Crete This vessel was lost on the Northern Haaks, under nearly the same circumstances as the Minotaur in the preceding year, but with more fatal results, as every soul on board perished. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 Then the hare doubled again through Shotover and Minotaur, and we swung about. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front And Theseus said, "Therefore all the more will I go with them, and slay the accursed Minotaur." Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Had he been the Minotaur, such a fact must have made her look upon him with desirous interest. Flames Not long after his arrival at Athens and acknowledgment by his Page 12 father, the time came round when the Minoan heralds should come to Athens to claim the victims for the Minotaur. The Sea-Kings of Crete At daylight, on the 24th, the survivors of the Minotaur's crew were marched off as prisoners to Valenciennes. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 The Minotaur," she said, in the tone of a schoolmistress delivering a lecture, "was a monster, half-bull, half-man, who lived in a place like the Spear Point Caves, and devoured young men and maidens. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories And when he saw the Minotaur, he stopped a while, for he had never seen so strange a monster. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) I fancied that Bull-headed Minotaur—BUMBLE, Would fall to my hand like Pasiphae's monster To Theseus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 25, 1891 The whole legend of the Minotaur, on this theory, was connected with the worship of the heavenly host. The Sea-Kings of Crete In this state of uncertainty and dread, the night passed away; and daylight at last discovered to the crew of the Minotaur the horrors of their situation. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 You must do your own taming, Mr. Minotaur. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories But at last he said, "I cannot go home in peace till I have seen and slain this Minotaur, and put an end to the terrors of my land." Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) At the Universal Exhibition of 1855 he showed a monster work, The Athenians and the Minotaur. Promenades of an Impressionist A great stream of blood gushed from the wound, and soon the Minotaur turned his face towards the sky and was dead. Old Greek Stories Such was the fate of the Minotaur, her captain, and four hundred of her crew. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 "The Minotaur!" exclaimed Prince Theseus; and like a brave young prince as he was, he put his hand to the hilt of his sword. Tanglewood Tales Minos bade take the youths and the maidens to prison, and cast them to the Minotaur one by one. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) The Minotaur "Being a well-educated earthling," Zeus began, a slight touch of sarcasm in his voice, "You are undoubtedly familiar with the legends of the Minotaur?" The Tarn of Eternity "You have done so many wonderful things," said the king to Daedalus, "can you not do something to rid the land of this Minotaur?" Old Greek Stories At eight o'clock, A.M., the Minotaur parted amidships, and the sea made a clear breach over her. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 So saying, the king looked cruel enough to devour Theseus and all the rest of the captives himself, had there been no Minotaur to save him the trouble. Tanglewood Tales I have now reached the place where Pan has a cave, where the man voted against Aristides because he was humanly tired of hearing him called the Just and where the Minotaur ate young women. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis The ladies of the Minotaur Monitor Group required that we feed him half hay, half fish or poultry. The Tarn of Eternity Soon the Minotaur came into view, rushing down the passage towards Theseus, and roaring most terribly. Old Greek Stories Two elderly virgins are there held in bondage by a Minotaur no bigger than your two fists. The Ways of Men "Let the people of Athens this year draw lots for only six young men, instead of seven," said he, "I will myself be the seventh; and let the Minotaur devour me if he can!" Tanglewood Tales There stands the cunning workman, the crafty past all praise, The man who chained the Minotaur, the man who built the Maze. Young Adventure, a Book of Poems Yes, after surviving such adventures as that of the Minotaur, the next task will be rather childish. The Tarn of Eternity Oh, do not be so rash!" said the king; "for no one who is thrust into the den of the Minotaur ever comes out again. Old Greek Stories Before her eyes was the grand staircase and, yonder, where it divided to right and left, was the colossal marble statue of Theseus slaying the Minotaur. Bertha Garlan And, dearest Theseus, if by some happy chance, you should escape the jaws of the Minotaur, then tear down those dismal sails, and hoist others that shall be bright as the sunshine. Tanglewood Tales Carlyle had at last slain his Minotaur, and stood before the world as a victorious Theseus, everywhere courted and acclaimed, his hard-earned rest only disturbed by a shower of honours. Thomas Carlyle This beautiful young man, with his black eyes, and his curls,—a real hero,—a Theseus, Mary,—just come home from killing a Minotaur,—and loves you with his whole heart,—and this dreadful promise! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 "To be devoured by a monster whom men call the Minotaur," said Minos. Old Greek Stories Goethe's poetic sense was the Minotaur to which he sacrificed everything. Among My Books First Series To-morrow, at breakfast time, you shall have an opportunity of judging which is the greater monster, the Minotaur or the king! Tanglewood Tales And yet I had thirty articles rejected before the 'Minotaur' accepted that one," Rorrison's reply is, "Yes, and you will have another thirty rejected if they are of the same kind. Journalism for Women A Practical Guide And indeed she knew well enough what evil it was that to-day played the Minotaur. Mary Marston "What a pity that such brave young men should be food for the Minotaur," said some. Old Greek Stories The steep banks of the ravine were guarded by the huge Minotaur, from which Dante and Vergil escaped only by running. National Epics What! a hero like Theseus afraid, Not had the Minotaur had twenty bull-heads instead of one. Tanglewood Tales It is not easy to harmonise Paterculus with Suetonius: it is impossible to reconcile Tacitus with himself; or to combine the strong, benevolent ruler with the Minotaur of Capri. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola This contains the loves of Theseus and Ariadne, the Minotaur, the Labyrinth, the return of Theseus, his desertion of Ariadne, and her reception into the stars by Iacchus. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius "Yes, too noble to feed the vile Minotaur," said Ariadne. Old Greek Stories He freed Athens from human tribute to the Cretan Minotaur, with the assistance of Ariadne, whom he deserted. Palamon and Arcite Everybody respected Sophocles in spite of his eccentric mode of life, and the Freshmen were as much afraid of him as if he had been the Minotaur of Crete. Cambridge Sketches Having found the means of gratifying her passion, she became the mother of a monster, half-man and half-bull, called the Minotaur. Lives of the Necromancers False Minos now may knit his baffled brows, And in the labyrinth by thee devised His brutish horns in angry search may toss The Minotaur,—but thou and I are free! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 The Minotaur heard him, and his bellowings grew louder and fiercer every moment. Old Greek Stories As an example of this the Minotaur may be cited. Sea-Power and Other Studies There was the famous Labyrinth, and there the Minotaur devoured his annual tale of maidens until he was slain by Theseus. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents In this labyrinth Minos shut up the Minotaur. Lives of the Necromancers The teacher told the story of Pandora and the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur. The American Child There lived in those days among the hills of Crete a terrible monster called the Minotaur, the like of which has never been seen from that time until now. Old Greek Stories Among his great exploits was the slaying of the Minotaur,—a monster which Minos, king of Crete, kept in a labyrinth, and fed upon youths and maidens sent from Athens as a forced tribute. General History for Colleges and High Schools From that labyrinth no one can escape, entangled in its winding ways, before they meet the Minotaur, the monster, who feeds upon the flesh of men. Types of Children's Literature Nearly contemporary with the labours of Hercules is the history of Pasiphae and the Minotaur; and this brings us again within the sphere of magic. Lives of the Necromancers There followed a sail through smooth water, and then a small island, easy of approach, and inhabited; its occupants were the Ox-heads, savage men with horns, after the fashion of our poets' Minotaur. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 Then she gave him a sharp sword, and hid it underneath his cloak, telling him that with it alone could he hope to slay the Minotaur. Old Greek Stories Ariadne, daughter of King Minos, who helped Theseus slay the Minotaur. Legends of Charlemagne What wonder that his famous group, Theseus vanquishing the Minotaur, elicited the enthusiastic admiration of the most noted art critics of Rome! Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life I am neither your Minotaur, nor your Centaur, nor your satyr, nor your hyaena, nor your babion, but your mere traveller, believe me. Cynthia's Revels And who, your majesty, is to be sacrificed to the Minotaur? Andreas Hofer When you have slain the Minotaur, you have only to follow the thread and it will lead you back to the door. Old Greek Stories Probably he was identical with the Minotaur, and stripped of his mythical features was nothing but a bronze image of the sun represented as a man with a bull’s head. The Golden Bough Whence does the Minotaur derive these particular graces? Fabre, Poet of Science Is there no resource but to cast this man also to the Minotaur? A Plea for Captain John Brown Read to the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday evening, October thirtieth, eighteen fifty-nine "Princess," said Theseus, "can you help me to come to the Minotaur and look upon it so that I can know for certainty whether this hand of mine can slay the monster?" The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Then the guards, by a secret passage which they alone knew, went out and left them, as they had left many others before, to wander about until they should be found by the terrible Minotaur. Old Greek Stories The resemblance which the Cretan traditions bear to the Carthaginian practice suggests that the worship associated with the names of Minos and the Minotaur may have been powerfully influenced by that of a Semitic Baal. The Golden Bough Yet the marvellous edifice of the "Souvenirs entomologiques" is consummated by the astonishing history of the Minotaur, whose habits surpass in ideal beauty all that could be imagined. Fabre, Poet of Science The Minotaur: The monster, half-man and half-bull, which yearly devoured a tribute of fourteen Athenian youths and maidens, until it was slain by Theseus. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems "I can help you to come to the Minotaur and look upon it," said Ariadne. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Minotaur walking off on his own feet, after all. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 The occupant of that room—the Minotaur of this hideous labyrinth—was at large to-night, was roaming the passages about him, was perhaps outside his very door.... The Yellow Claw As a bull that breaks away at the instant he has now received his mortal stroke, and cannot go, but plunges hither and thither, the Minotaur I saw do the like. Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell The Labyrinth at Cnossus in Crete, constructed by Dedalus for the safe keeping of the Minotaur, the fruit of Pasiphae's unnatural love. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems "Your sword will not avail you against the Minotaur," said Ariadne; "when you look upon the monster you will know that it is not for your hand to slay." The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Up to the Gallows-ground the Minotaur is mere wreck and delirium: but beyond the Gallows-ground, the other half forms a new front to itself; becomes a new Minotaur, though in reduced shape. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 Theseus, who was enabled, by the instructions of Ariadne, the sister of the Minotaur, to destroy that monster. v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete Then those who were with the youths and maidens saw the Minotaur lying stark and stiff with Theseus's sword through its neck. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles "I have come to slay the Minotaur," said Theseus, "and I cannot hold my life as my own until I have slain it." The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles "I showed you how you might come to the Minotaur," she said, "and you went there and you slew the monster, and now I may not stay in my father's palace." The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles The Russian Minotaur goes all to shreds a second time; but will not run. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 "Then help me, princess," cried Theseus; "help me to come to the Minotaur and look upon it, and help me, too, to get back the sword that I brought with me to Crete." The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles "Show me the way to come to the Minotaur, O Ariadne," cried Theseus. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles With the last of his strength he pulled open the heavy door and he went out from the hall where the Minotaur was. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles And they saw the palace of the king, the red and black palace in which was the labyrinth, made also by Daedalus, where the dread Minotaur was hidden. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Was there ever seen such a fight of Theseus and the Minotaur! History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 And Theseus was able to make the people willing to believe that he would be able to overcome the Minotaur, and so put an end to the terrible tribute that was being exacted from them. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles "I am Ariadne," she said, "and, O youth from Greece, I have come to save you from the dread Minotaur." The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles He stood within the hall where the Minotaur was, and the heavy door shut behind him. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles "Then," said Theseus, "I will not leave the youths and maidens of Athens who came with me to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur." The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Zorndorf goes up readily, mainly wood and straw; rolls in big clouds of smoke far northward in upon the Russian Minotaur, making him still blinder in the important moments now coming. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 Very devious is the labyrinth, built by Daedalus, in which the Minotaur is hidden, and without the clue none could find a way through the passages. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles And these youths and maidens were not to meet death merely, nor were they to be reared in slavery they were to be sent that a monster called the Minotaur might devour them. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles That day the youths and maidens of Athens were brought through the labyrinth and to the hall where the Minotaur was. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Ah, Theseus," said Ariadne, "they cannot escape the Minotaur. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles The fathers and mothers were in fear and trembling, for each man and woman thought that his or her son or daughter would be taken for a prey for the Minotaur. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles He looked upon Ariadne's strange face with its long, dark eyes, and he wondered how this girl could think that she could save him and save the youths and maidens of Athens from the Minotaur. 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