5.13.2025

Theseus goes to Crete to sacrifice himself to save the sacrifices. He follows the thread and murders the cursed bull hybrid. The escape and the way back are full of treachery. Worse for Daedalus but thanks for the help. Could have given him a ride. They got Ariadne out at least. Could've left them all on Naxos to ponder their dynamic. Also what kind of project planning is that, D? Did he warn the boy about the physics of melting wax? And what kind of atmospheric science is that? It doesn't get hotter as you go higher. But the faster you go the heavier you get. Let's revise the story. The wings worked so well Icarus approached the speed of light and as he accelerated he got heavier and Gravity personified dragged him into the water. Plus with all the activity in the Mediterranean at that time plunging into the sea was hardly a death sentence. All manner of folk dwelt therein. He could easily have been borne up by Neptune's horses or lured into a bubble cavern by Nereids. Anyway when Theseus got home he was being chased by Minos' thugs and he forgot to raise the flag that told his dad he was still alive. His dad got sad that his son had died doing what he was destined to do and he threw himself into the Aegean which luckily enough was named for him. It was his destiny. Theseus got back and I don't remember what happened next but he probably married his mom and sacrificed a thousand bulls so the peasants all went hungry that winter and the next time we see him he pops up in Midsummer Night's Dream and the fae folk are all scampering about trying to interfere with his wedding.