Folklore Forensics
The Minotaur: Monster, Victim, or Murderer of Greek Mythology?
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For years, Athens was required to send seven young men and seven young women to Crete as tribute—fourteen victims per cycle who were said to vanish inside the labyrinth beneath the palace and be devoured by the Minotaur. Modern analysis suggests the monster may have served as narrative cover for something far more human: ritual sacrifice, executions of foreign captives, or killings carried out…