For no one likes to be devoured.
Just as the folks of Athens had
Prepared to risk their all in war,
Young Theseus, to the King, his dad,
Proffered his services and swore
That he would go to Crete and slay
The Minotaur without delay;
And so with helmet-box and grip
He started on the fateful trip.
Now, Minos had a daughter fair,