00:33The seventh task of Heracles, was to capture the Cretan bull, the father of the legendary Minotaur.
00:40King Minos of Crete, had failed to keep his promise to Poseidon, and so the earth shaker, made Minos wife,
00:47fall in love and mate with the bull, giving birth to the dreadful monster.
00:52The Cretan bull had so much ravaged the land of Crete, destroying crops and plantations, that Minos was eager to
00:59help Heracles on his task, when he arrived at Crete.
01:03However, the hero declined his aid, knowing well, that Eurystheus would discount the task, if he had any help.
01:10With the permission and blessings of Minos, Heracles went in search of the bull.
01:16He snuck upon the unaware animal, tightly wrapping his hands round it, till it surrendered, unable to fight any longer.
01:23He then took the animal to Eurystheus, who ran away into his large jar, at the sight of the bull.
01:30When he offered to sacrifice it to Hera, the goddess rejected, because it would only exalt Heracles, and fuel the
01:37praises about him.
01:39Seeing no further use of the animal, Eurystheus had Heracles release it, where it wandered into Marathon, becoming known thenceforth,
01:47as the Marathonian bull.
01:49It would later be caught and sacrificed to the gods, by another hero, Theseus.
01:57Sons of Minos
01:59The End
01:59The End
01:59The End
02:00The End
02:14I'll see you next time.
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