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The King Must Die

by Mary Renault

1958 · literary fiction · adult

Set in 3 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Historical fiction. Theseus, a prince of ancient Athens, is taken as a slave to the island of Crete, where he's condemned to certain death as a bull dancer. But he abducts the Princess Ariadne & makes a daring escape.

Set in

  • Athens · Greece
    Theseus returns as king
    ★ primary
  • Knossos · Greece
    conquest of Minoan Crete
  • Skyros · Greece
    Theseus dies on Skyros

Also set in Athens

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