![]() ![]() "Quite literally a wonderful novel - a novel that is full of wonders." Clifton Fadiman ![]() The hero's Cretan adventure is the core of the book, which ends with his return to Athens after slaying the Minotaur and escaping from he labyrinth with the help of Ariadne. From the very first pages of this novel he emerges as a clearly defined personality: brave and aggressive, tough, quick and touchingly proud. The King Must Die is the fascinating story of Theseus, King of Athens, slayer of monsters and abductor of princesses. ![]() During our discussion of Edith Hamilton's Mythology earlier this year, the legend of Theseus, King of Athens, reminded several participants of Mary Renault's fictional recreation of this mythical hero in her 1958 novel The King Must Die, and they requested that it be discussed here. ![]()
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