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In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast with a bull head. When Athenian hero Theseus penetrated the labyrinth ...

The idea defines what makes Greek mythology fascinating, reminding us of the vast gap between ordinary humans and their often unpredictable gods. Greek gods had no ordinary blood. Credit: mcdarius, ...

According to all the different variations of Greek mythology, passed down through generations, the Greek gods were the definition of immortality and therefore eternal existence. Their veins flowed ...