\paperw2700 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \cf7 The bull had emerged from the sea on the shore of Crete the day on which \b \cf15 \ATXht11316 Minos\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 had promised
a sacrifice to \b \cf15 \ATXht5 Poseidon\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 . Captivated by the animal's beauty, the king decided to keep it, sacrificing a bull of lesser value to the god. Enraged at this affront, Poseidon drove the bull mad. In the grip of its fury, the
animal caused immense damage. \b \cf15 \ATXht10811 Heracles\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 was ordered to capture the bull, and this he did, swimming back to Greece with it or, perhaps, riding on its back as \b \cf15 \ATXht10516 Europa\b0 \ATXht0 \cf7 had done. \b \cf15 \ATXht10520 Eurystheus\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 wanted to consecrate it to \b \cf15 \ATXht3 Hera\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , but the goddess would not accept a gift that came from the hands of Heracles and the beast was set free. We come across it again in the region of
Marathon in the legends connected with \b \cf15 \ATXht12010 Theseus\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 .
