In his early adventures, Theseus showed everyone that he was a hero to watch. But when he slew the brutal Minotaur, he proved to the world that he belonged on the permanent Who's Who list of Geek h...

The Minotaur, whose real name is Asterion, is probably one of the most well known of the many famous Greek beasties. This monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man is the biggest and ba...

Poor Princess Ariadne really gets the bum end of the deal in this myth. Even though she makes it possible for Theseus to escape the Labyrinth, the hero breaks his promise of marriage and deserts he...

Minos, son of Zeus and Europe, was the mythical King of Crete, which he ruled from royal palace of Knossus. Though he's depicted as a bad guy a lot of the time, he also had a reputation as a capabl...

Aegeus is the King of Athens and the mortal father of Theseus. The hero ends up inspiring his father's death when he forgets to change the black sail of his ship to a white one upon returning to At...