"Minos' power kept growing. And soon, it was the turn of the Athenians to submit to the authority of this insatiable and angry king. Minos, who kept a great grudge against this people, for a misfortune that had occurred in their city, demanded that seven young girls and young men be delivered to him every nine years. These young people were led inside the labyrinth to serve as meals to the Minotaur."

(Extract from The Library of Apollodorus).

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Author's note : The myth of the Minotaur is very well known in Europe because it is a founding myth of ancient Greek civilization and by extension, of European civilization. But I wonder if it's a well-known myth elsewhere in the world...

Don't worry, this story doesn't take place in Europe or even during Antiquity!