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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did Theseus go to battle the Minotaur?
A
Athens
B
Israel
C
Knosssos
D
Thera
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The third year, Theseus, son of Aegeus and King of Athens, volunteered to be one of the seven young men that would go to Crete in order to kill the Minotaur and end human sacrifices to the monster.

Detailed explanation-2: -Did you know that the labyrinth of the Minotaur is not just a simple legend? It’s in one of Crete’s main towns, Knossos, that you can spot what might be the mythical maze that housed the half-bull, half-man Minotaur.

Detailed explanation-3: -Failing to quell the outbreak, Theseus sent his children to Euboea, and after solemnly cursing the Athenians he sailed away to the island of Scyros. But Lycomedes, king of Scyros, killed Theseus by casting him into the sea from the top of a cliff.

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