The story of Theseus and the Minotaur involves Theseus traveling to Crete to end the sacrifice of Athenians to the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull creature residing in the Labyrinth. With Ariadne's help, who gave him a ball of thread, Theseus navigated the Labyrinth, killed the Minotaur, and led the captives to freedom.