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"I am a monster at the centre of a maze. I am half human and half beast. A hero killed me with a sword and a ball of thread. What am I?"
Answer
The Minotaur
Explanation
In Greek mythology the Minotaur was a creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull, imprisoned in the Labyrinth on Crete. The hero Theseus navigated the maze using a thread given to him by Ariadne and killed the Minotaur.
This is an easy riddle in the History category — Riddles about ancient civilisations, invention, and mythology.
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