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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:none
gptkb:theatrical_performances
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Mary_Renault
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:Ariadne
gptkb:Theseus
gptkb:Minos
Theseus's growth
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Theseus and the Minotaur
Theseus and Ariadne
Theseus and his father
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gptkbp:climax
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Theseus confronts the Minotaur
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gptkbp:conflict
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man vs. society
man vs. fate
man vs. self
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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studied in literature courses
influenced modern retellings
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gptkbp:followed_by
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The Bull from the Sea
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:historical_fiction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Minoan_civilization
Athenian culture
Greek rituals
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The King Must Die
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Dame_Margaret_Atwood
gptkb:Stephen_Fry
gptkb:Robert_Graves
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Greek_mythology
classical literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Minotaur myth
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Theseus myth
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-345-33973-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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gptkb:metaphor
gptkb:allegory
flashbacks
imagery
foreshadowing
flashback
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Theseus
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:power
gptkb:mythology
gptkb:identity
gptkb:rituals
power dynamics
journey
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gptkbp:narrative
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Theseus's viewpoint
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
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gptkbp:page_count
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320
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gptkbp:protagonist
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gptkb:Theseus
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:1958
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Random_House
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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widely read
studied in schools
recommended for historical fiction fans
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gptkbp:related_works
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The Bull from the Sea
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gptkbp:resolution
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Theseus returns to Athens
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:ancient_Greece
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gptkbp:style
|
lyrical
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:the_Minotaur
gptkb:adventure
gptkb:bull_riding
gptkb:sacrifice
the labyrinth
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:heroism
gptkb:fate
gptkb:sacrifice
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Elton_John
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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