The king must die
By: Mary Renault.
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Theseus (Greek mythology) -- Fiction.
Description: Ancient Athens paid tribute to its Cretan overlord each year by sending the finest of its sons and daughters to Crete each year to be trained for "bull-dancing", a sport that cost the Athenian youths their lives. Theseus, prince of Athens, substitutes himself for one of the youths and sails out to meet his fate in the ring.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [339]