The Minotaur Myth: The Prisoner of the Labyrinth

Every few years, fourteen Athenians were sent to the Minotaur. One year, all fourteen came home. Only the Labyrinth's prisoner never left. A cinematic retelling of the Minotaur myth, dramatizing the prisoner's perspective. From Bronze Bestiary. Series: Illustrated Bestiary: Monsters of the Greek World. CHAPTERS 0:00 The tribute 0:15 The bull Minos kept 1:30 Building the Labyrinth 1:55 The price of a son 3:17 Behind the prison door 3:40 Theseus volunteers 4:50 Ariadne's promise 5:13 A thread through the maze 6:06 At the centre 7:12 Naxos 7:56 The black sail 8:34 Beyond the legend SOURCES AND ADAPTATION Ancient accounts differ. This film draws on the sources below; characterization and imagined scenes are dramatized. Apollodorus, Library 3.1.3-4 and 3.15.7-8: https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodoru... Apollodorus, Epitome 1.7-10: https://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodoru... Plutarch, Life of Theseus 15-22: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/... Diodorus Siculus 4.60-61: https://www.theoi.com/Text/DiodorusSi... Ovid, Metamorphoses 8: https://www.theoi.com/Text/OvidMetamo... Visuals and narration are AI-generated; story from ancient sources. This is a dramatized myth adaptation, not historical footage. #MinotaurMyth #GreekMythology #MythologyStory