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Marathonian Bull | Mares of Diomedes|Admetus|Alcestis

We recounted in "Written in the Stars·Curses - Dual Personality" that Pasiphaë (Greek: Μίνως; Romanized: Minos), the wife of Minos (Ancient Greek: Μίνως; Romanized: Minos), fell in love with the bull that Minos was going to sacrifice to Poseidon. She enlisted the help of the artisan Daedalus (Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: Daedalus; Etruscan: Taitale) to complete the mating with the bull, giving birth to the Cretan Bull (Ancient Greek: Κρὴς ταῦρο ς, Romanized: Krḕs taûros). The Cretan bull was cursed by Poseidon to be hard as iron and to breathe fire from its mouth and nose.

In another version of the mythological narrative, Pasiphaë gave birth to two half-man, half-bull monsters. Poseidon passed on his rage to the bulls, causing them to lay waste on the land. One of them was the Minotaur (Ancient Greek: Μινώταυρος; Latin: Minotaurus), imprisoned in a labyrinth built by Daedalus. The other end escaped control to wreak havoc on Crete (Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Archaic: Krḗtē) under Minos' rule.

Marathonian Bull

The seventh task given to Heracles by Eurystheus (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυσθεύς, lit. 'broad strength') in 1254 BC was to bring back the Cretan bull. Hercules traveled by ship to the island of Crete and asked Minos, the king of Crete, to let him take the bull. That help was exactly what Minos needed. So Heracles seized the bull and sent him to Tiryns.
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Mares of Diomedes

Diomedes (Ancient Greek: Διομήδης) was the son of Ares and Cyrene. He was king of Thrace and ruled the warlike tribe of Bistones (Greek: Βίστονες). Diomedes fed a herd of mares with human flesh. These mares breathed fire and could not be bolted with ordinary reins; they had to be tied to bronze managers with chains made of iron.
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Admetus

Pelias (Ancient Greek: Πελίας) was the half-brother of Aeson (Ancient Greek: Αἴσων Aísōn). He usurped Iolcus (Ancient Greek: Ἰωλκός and Ἰαωλκός; Doric Greek: Ἰαλκός; Hellenistic Greek: Ιωλκός), the throne that had belonged to Aeson. Another brother of the two, Pheres (Ancient Greek: Φέρης, Phéres), fled Iolcus after Pelias' usurpation and founded Pherae (Greek: Φεραί). He married Periclymene (or Periklymene; Ancient Greek: Ὀρχομενός), daughter of Minyas (Ancient Greek: Μινύας), who founded Orchomenos (Ancient Greek: Ὀρχομενός). Pheres and Periclymene gave birth to Admetus (Ancient Greek: Ἄδμητος, Admētos). Admetus was hospitable and was known for his justice.
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Alcestis

Pelias' most beautiful daughter, Alcestis (or Alceste; Ancient Greek: Ἄλκηστις, Álkēstis), was ready to be married. He set his suitors many difficult tasks, including chaining a boar to a chariot along with a lion. Apollo helped Admetus, his lover, accomplish these tasks. Thus Admetus won his cousin Alcestis.
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Hercules brings Alcestis back to the mortal world, it is also one of the best feats of Heracles. It happened in 1253 BC. The following year, Theseus set out to decapitate another Cretan bull, the Minotaur.

Arno Will, March 3–4, 2025

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