The myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur tells of King Minos of Crete imprisoning the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull creature, in a complex maze called the Labyrinth. The hero Theseus, with the help of Minos's daughter Ariadne, enters the Labyrinth, slays the Minotaur, and uses a thread to find his way out.