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Ancient Athens paid tribute to its Cretan overlord each year by sending the finest of its sons and daughters to Crete each year to be trained for "bull-dancing", a sport that cost the Athenian youths their lives. Theseus, prince of Athens, substitutes himself for one of the youths and sail...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Renault, Mary (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Pantheon, [1958]
Subjects:
Theseus, > King of Athens > Fiction.
Minotaur > (Greek mythological character) > Fiction.
Theseus (Greek mythology)
Theseus (Greek mythology) > Fiction.
Theseus > Fiction.
Theseus, > King of Athens.
Theseus, > King of Athens > Fiction
novels.
Novels.
Fantasy fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fantastic fiction.
Romans.
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Summary:Ancient Athens paid tribute to its Cretan overlord each year by sending the finest of its sons and daughters to Crete each year to be trained for "bull-dancing", a sport that cost the Athenian youths their lives. Theseus, prince of Athens, substitutes himself for one of the youths and sails out to meet his fate in the ring.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:338 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 339).
ISBN:0394431952
9780394431956
0394751043
9780394751047
9780099463528
0099463520