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Greece

Crete

The island associated in Greek literary tradition with Minos, the Labyrinth, Ariadne, and the Minotaur.

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Theseus and the Minotaur

Theseus enters the Cretan Labyrinth to confront the Minotaur. In the account attributed to Apollodorus, Ariadne obtains the means of escape from Daedalus and gives Theseus a thread, allowing him to return after killing the creature.

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