Theseus and the Minotaur
By: by Graeme Davis ; illustrated by José  Daniel Cabrera Peña
Series: Heroes and legends
Publisher: Rosen Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781499461787; 9781472804051
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Minotaur (Greek mythology); Greek Mythology
Description: "The story of Theseus and the Minotaur is one of the best-known Greek myths. It has inspired plays, films, books, and countless fantasy games. The Minotaur, originally a unique monster, has spawned an entire race of bull-headed ogres in games like Dungeons & Dragons. But the slaying of the Minotaur is only one part of an entire cycle of tales recounting Theseus' adventures. The purpose of this book is to collect together information from a wide range of contradictory sources and organize it as clearly as possible without losing the diversity represented by the different versions. It also seeks to set the stories in their historical contexts - the times they represent and the times in which they were written down - and to show how they might reflect actual Bronze Age events that have been established by historians and archeologists."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Grades 7 to 12
Table of contents: title: Theseus' early life; title: Theseus and the Minotaur : the myth; title: Minos, the Labyrinth, and the Minotaur : the history; title: Theseus in Crete : variations, history, and interpretation; title: King of Athens; title: Theseus' other adventures; title: The legend grows.