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Okay, I'm going to need everyone's help on this. This is a super-duper-ally-ooper rough draft of my Mythology Paper, and I need help editing. This was written VERY late, and I most likely made a million typos and the like. I also need help with the title.... I can't quite come up with the right word to describe him....

King Minos: A (Self-Absorbed/Arrogant/Egocentric/Selfish) Father

What would you do if your child had the head of a bull and a body of a human? Throw it in a maze, of course. The story of King Minos and the Minotaur illustrates many common themes in Greek mythology. The gods often interfere with mortal life, whether it is wanted or not. Emotions, like shame and pride, often get in the way of rational thinking. Heroes are always popping up and killing monsters.

The gods often interfere with mortal life, whether it helps the situations or makes things worse. Poseidon sent the bull for Minos to prove he was king. Poseidon turns the next child into Minotaur because Minos did not sacrifice his bull. This is similar to when Hera interfered with Hercules’ tasks because she was mad at his existence. Often the ways that the gods interfere are irrational because they are acting on their emotions and impulse.

It’s human nature to act without thinking, and that has caused many problems both now and during mythological times. The gods, even though they are immortal beings, often act in very human ways. For example, Athena was jealous of Arachne because she was a better weaver, so she caused her to become guilty and depressed which ended in her suicide. Luckily, Athena felt bad about what she had done, and she brought Arachne back to life in the form of a spider. Minos was greedy and kept the bull given to him by Poseidon for himself instead of sacrificing it. He thought he could trick Poseidon and give him a different bull instead. Poseidon’s anger caused him to punish Minos by targeting his wife, Pasiphaë. There are many instances of these irrational actions causing problems that only a hero can solve.

The need for heroes is a very common theme in mythology. Problems caused by the interactions between humans and gods are as numerous as the sands of the sea. A prime example of this is when Theseus set out to kill the Minotaur after Minos had put it in the Labyrinth. Bellerophon killed the Chimera after Iobates had thought it impossible and had set up the trick to kill Bellerophon. Perseus had to save his mother by slaying Medusa. Each of these heroes completed very difficult tasks that were results of the gods and their actions.

The story of King Minos contains many common themes of mythology. Gods can’t resist meddling in human affairs. Gods and humans alike often give in to irrational thinking based on their emotions. Everyone looks to the heroes to solve the problems caused by everyone else’s actions. A hero a day keeps the monsters at bay! It’s these common elements that make mythology so fun to read!