But why? Theseus, the Greek hero of myth who defeated the Minotaur and navigated the perilous Labyrinth, is renowned for his ship. Philosophers have been fascinated by it for ages. Plutarch tells ...

Fourteen young Athenians are being selected for the journey to Crete. Theseus - son of King Aegeus - is determined to be one of them. Theseus persuades his father to allow him to go to Crete ...