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Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2015

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The final chapter in the story of Theseus, the Minotaur, and all the other people that have gotten swept up in this drama spanning decades. We'll learn exactly what the Delphic Oracle meant by her prophecy, and how you can use a spool of thread to kill a giant monster.
On the creature of the week, it's a very literal tiny dancer.
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"Comfort in Uncertainty" by bbatv
"Great is the Contessa" by Blue Dot Sessions
"The Big Out There" by Krackatoa
"Hiroko in Deep" by Whodiniz
"When it Gets Dark at 4PM" by Will Bangs
"Reverie" by WVTM

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0:00.0	This week on the Myths and Legends podcast, we're wrapping up the current story of Thesis.
0:06.8	We're finally getting to Thesis confronting the Minotaur, and you'll see how bad sibling
0:10.5	rivalries can get.
0:12.2	Especially if your half-brother is a Minotaur.
0:15.6	And why blackmailing someone into marrying you might lead to a bit of a strained relationship.
0:20.1	Then, on the creature of the week, you'll see why you shouldn't kill ants.
0:24.6	Especially if they're doing a Merry Little jig for you.
0:32.3	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, Episode 17c.
0:36.0	I volunteer as tribute.
0:42.4	This is a podcast where I tell stories that have shaped cultures throughout history.
0:46.6	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:51.2	Because there are stories you probably haven't heard, but really should.
0:54.9	This is the third episode in the story of Thesis from Greek mythology, and if this is
0:58.6	your first time hearing the podcast, it would probably be good to go back to 17a to start
1:03.5	the story.
1:05.5	Previously on the podcast, we met King Egeus of Athens.
1:08.7	He was partially responsible for the death of Andrageus, the son of King Minos of Crete.
1:13.8	The two kingdoms went to war, and Athens lost.
1:17.0	And Athens was forced to send 14 young people every 9 years to be food for the Minichar.
1:22.5	The Minichar was Minos' monstrous stepson who he was able to imprison in the labyrinth.
1:27.4	Minos would send the Athenians into the labyrinth, and the Minichar hunted them down, one by
1:31.4	one.
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