The Tales of Classical Mythology

by Yugioash

My name is Percy Jackson and this is my guide to Greek and Roman Mythology along with everything else connected to it. Written in the memory of the Son of Apollo Halcyon Green, who advised me to read up on the old stories as it would help me with my destiny, which was true. Please read 'The Tales of...' stories if you haven't yet.

100. Androgeus

A/N: This is not The Tales of version of Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods or Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes, but rather The Tales of version of a book I got of Greek and Roman Mythology I got in Rome Italy. The settings will be after 'The Tales of the Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus' so please read that before getting in this story. Think of this story as something to pass by until The Trials of Apollo books.

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Androgeus

We all know being a daughter of Minos is rough, but being a son of the king of Crete isn't much better. At least not when it comes to the fates.

Androgeus was the son of Minos and Pasiphae. He was an excellent athlete, and took part in the meeting held by Aegeus at Athens, and beat all the other competitors. Out of jealousy, Aegeus sent him to fight the bull of Marathon,which killed him. In other versions Androgeos was on his way to compete at Thebes, after his victories at Athens, when he was attacked on the road by his unsuccessful competitors and killed.

News of his death was brought to Minos as he was celebrating a sacrifice to the Charities on Patos. Although he did not interrupt the festival he wished to show some sign of grief, and threw his crown off his head, asking his flute players to stop playing. This is said to be the origin of the ceremony, peculiar to Paros, which banned crowns of flowers and ritual flute music in sacrifices to the Graces.

As soon as the festival was over Minos left to attack Athens. He took Megara thanks to the treachery of Scylla and from there he marched on Athens. When the war dragged on, Minos prayed to Zeus to avenge him on the Athenians, and plague and famine attack the city.

The Athenians consulted the oracle, who replied that if they wanted the calamities to cease they would have to concede to Minos' demand of an annual tribute of seven girls and seven young men to be handed over as food for the Minotaur.

One tradition claimed that Androgeos had been brought back to life by Asclepius although it might be mistaken for Glaucus. Androgeos had two sons before his death, Alceus and Sthenclus, who would settle in Paros.

Either way, I think the lesson of this story is be careful who you angered.

Next is the wife of Hector herself and what she had to endure during the Trojan War.