The Minotaur in House of Leaves it was impossible for anyone that entered to navigate or escape it. The Athenians were forced to pay a tribute to King Minos by sacrificing seven of their maidens and seven of their men, unarmed, to the Minotaur every nine years. The Minotaur eventually fell prey to the sword of Theseus. It is also rumoured that the Minotaur was in fact the offspring of King Minos but his unsightly and grotesque appearance was shameful to King Minos and was the reason why the Minotaur was banished under the pretext of inspiring fear and cannibalistic capabilities. Minos competed with his brothers
Valley of the Minotaur Valley of the Minotaur Valley of the Minotaur is a computer game for the Apple II, Commodore 64, Commodore PET, VIC-20 home computers. It was published by "Softalk" magazine, under the "Zeuss Scientific" label in 1983. It was released on a 5¼ inch floppy disk. It is a work of interactive fiction, also known as a ""text adventure"". The game occurs within a large, fictional setting that includes a detailed and exotic terrain, with some references to Greek mythology. Despite the fact it relies on a simple verb-noun parser, it appears to be inspired by the first of the "Zork"