Caroline Lawrence

Exactly. And now this baby is born and we have a wonderful vase that's in Paris at the moment. And it shows Paisa Phi with a little toddler Minos on her lap. And he's got little horns. And I think they suckled kids till they were quite old, like four or five and even older sometimes. in that period. And at first you think, oh, she loves her little baby, her little Minotaur.

Exactly. And now this baby is born and we have a wonderful vase that's in Paris at the moment. And it shows Paisa Phi with a little toddler Minos on her lap. And he's got little horns. And I think they suckled kids till they were quite old, like four or five and even older sometimes. in that period. And at first you think, oh, she loves her little baby, her little Minotaur.

But if you look closely, her mouth is turned down and she's not quite touching him. And so I wonder if there's something of a revulsion. She thinks, what have I done? And her husband Minos, of course, he's married to this woman and she gives birth to this monster. He's horrified. And he consults an oracle and

But if you look closely, her mouth is turned down and she's not quite touching him. And so I wonder if there's something of a revulsion. She thinks, what have I done? And her husband Minos, of course, he's married to this woman and she gives birth to this monster. He's horrified. And he consults an oracle and

But if you look closely, her mouth is turned down and she's not quite touching him. And so I wonder if there's something of a revulsion. She thinks, what have I done? And her husband Minos, of course, he's married to this woman and she gives birth to this monster. He's horrified. And he consults an oracle and

He doesn't just kill it because it's obviously, you know, there's something special about this creature. He doesn't just kill it. He consults an oracle and the oracle says to hide him away and put him in a labyrinth. So he gets Daedalus, again, the inventor, and the labyrinth is designed by Daedalus himself. to keep the bull hidden, this monster minotaur hidden away from human sight.

He doesn't just kill it because it's obviously, you know, there's something special about this creature. He doesn't just kill it. He consults an oracle and the oracle says to hide him away and put him in a labyrinth. So he gets Daedalus, again, the inventor, and the labyrinth is designed by Daedalus himself. to keep the bull hidden, this monster minotaur hidden away from human sight.

He doesn't just kill it because it's obviously, you know, there's something special about this creature. He doesn't just kill it. He consults an oracle and the oracle says to hide him away and put him in a labyrinth. So he gets Daedalus, again, the inventor, and the labyrinth is designed by Daedalus himself. to keep the bull hidden, this monster minotaur hidden away from human sight.

And because it's an aberration, it's not natural, it can't eat hay or straw or grass like a bull, so it must be fed human flesh. So of course, according to the myth, the Athenians for various reasons have to send Nine boys and girls every seven years, or seven boys and girls every nine years, something like that, as tribute to this minotaur.

And because it's an aberration, it's not natural, it can't eat hay or straw or grass like a bull, so it must be fed human flesh. So of course, according to the myth, the Athenians for various reasons have to send Nine boys and girls every seven years, or seven boys and girls every nine years, something like that, as tribute to this minotaur.

And because it's an aberration, it's not natural, it can't eat hay or straw or grass like a bull, so it must be fed human flesh. So of course, according to the myth, the Athenians for various reasons have to send Nine boys and girls every seven years, or seven boys and girls every nine years, something like that, as tribute to this minotaur.

Absolutely. I'm afraid I couldn't fit everybody into my book, and he does not make it into my book really. But of course, apparently he committed some crime in Athens and they exiled him and he fled to Crete. He was incredibly clever. The first thing he created was this cow for Pasiphae. Then he created the labyrinth, but they kept him prisoner so that he wouldn't tell.

Absolutely. I'm afraid I couldn't fit everybody into my book, and he does not make it into my book really. But of course, apparently he committed some crime in Athens and they exiled him and he fled to Crete. He was incredibly clever. The first thing he created was this cow for Pasiphae. Then he created the labyrinth, but they kept him prisoner so that he wouldn't tell.

Absolutely. I'm afraid I couldn't fit everybody into my book, and he does not make it into my book really. But of course, apparently he committed some crime in Athens and they exiled him and he fled to Crete. He was incredibly clever. The first thing he created was this cow for Pasiphae. Then he created the labyrinth, but they kept him prisoner so that he wouldn't tell.

Minos didn't want him to get out and say what he'd created, so they kept him and his son Icarus prisoner. We all know the story that he devised a clever way to escape by making wings of light wood or reed with wax and feathers and designed these beautiful wings.

Minos didn't want him to get out and say what he'd created, so they kept him and his son Icarus prisoner. We all know the story that he devised a clever way to escape by making wings of light wood or reed with wax and feathers and designed these beautiful wings.

Minos didn't want him to get out and say what he'd created, so they kept him and his son Icarus prisoner. We all know the story that he devised a clever way to escape by making wings of light wood or reed with wax and feathers and designed these beautiful wings.

Again, an extraordinary idea that even back then, they had a craving, an idea of how you could fly, and they had certain gods who could fly. And of course, Hermes, the messenger god, could fly. But anyway, Icarus makes the wings, and we all know the story of how he warns his son not to go too high because... He thinks the sun might melt the wax.

Again, an extraordinary idea that even back then, they had a craving, an idea of how you could fly, and they had certain gods who could fly. And of course, Hermes, the messenger god, could fly. But anyway, Icarus makes the wings, and we all know the story of how he warns his son not to go too high because... He thinks the sun might melt the wax.

Again, an extraordinary idea that even back then, they had a craving, an idea of how you could fly, and they had certain gods who could fly. And of course, Hermes, the messenger god, could fly. But anyway, Icarus makes the wings, and we all know the story of how he warns his son not to go too high because... He thinks the sun might melt the wax.