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To be clear, all of this is merely my opinion. How could I possibly know the evolution of a myth thousands of years ago? But that said, some myths have meanings, like false memories of a real event.

And at least as I see it, the meaning behind Theseus and the Minotaur is nothing less than the conquest and destruction of one of earth’s oldest civilizations. It’s an echo, being repeated over a thousand years later in the stories of the victors.

In my eyes, the Minotaur was real. And I hope you too come to understand that Theseus was not just his murderer, but also kind of his son.

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