Theseus & the Minotaur

Mark Cartwright
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Attic black-figure vase showing Theseus killing the Minotaur of the Cretan labyrinth. A feminine figure looks on from the right, possibly Ariadne. Late 6th to early 5th century BCE.

Archaeological Museum, Milan.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, May 09). Theseus & the Minotaur. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/623/theseus--the-minotaur/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Theseus & the Minotaur." World History Encyclopedia, May 09, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/623/theseus--the-minotaur/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Theseus & the Minotaur." World History Encyclopedia, 09 May 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/623/theseus--the-minotaur/.

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