Characters from The King Must Die

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Theseus - This character spends much of his life trying to prove himself and, in doing so, changes in character and temperament.

Poseidon - This character can transform himself into the shape of either a horse or a man.

King Minos - This character is a leper and asks for his life to be ended with a sacrificial ax.

Asterion - This character is meant to inherit the throne in Crete.

Ariadne - This character escapes from Crete, is discovered covered in sacrificial blood, and is abandoned.

Aigeus - This character is constantly...
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