The Minotaur, a well known half bull half man monster, was killed by a man while sleeping. Theseus, the son of King Aegeus and Poseidon, successfully killed the monster. This all happened when this brave man volunteered to be one of the tributes that were supposed to be fed to the monster, telling everyone that he wanted to fight the Minotaur to save the people of his father’s kingdom and to stop the sacrificial tribute. With this action, so many people from the kingdom experienced many different kinds of emotions. Mark, one of the tributes that was with Theseus, expressed the feeling of nervousness, and hope by saying “When I heard him say that he wanted to come with us and try to defeat the Minotaur I was so nervous for him because I have never heard someone say that they wanted to go against the monster that everyone is afraid of, especially from someone that just arrived in Athens. …show more content…
Sarah, the person that was removed for Theseus to be one of the tribute, showed her gratitude to Theseus when he returned by serving him a feast of many various types of foods. “Theseus was my hero, he saved my life and many others. Even if he did not survive the fight, he still would have saved mine by wanting to go as a tribute instead of me.” said Sarah. These brave actions were felt in many people's hearts. His journey in The Labyrinth was very nerve wrecking, said Theseus himself. He expressed the feeling of fear and nervousness when he was surrounded by the darkness of the