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I know it's a myth, but what would stop the Minotaur from just going full Juggernaut and smashing through all the walls should the Minotaur realize the paths ar
by ilikecakeandpie 2y ago
I know it's a myth, but what would stop the Minotaur from just going full Juggernaut and smashing through all the walls should the Minotaur realize the paths are too difficult to traverse?
- reaperman 2y agoOnly the mythical head-canon of the Minotaur’s psychology. Whereas I tended to believe that the Minotaur had everything it wanted to a reasonable degree of comfort as long as it continued to be fed.
- krapp 2y agoAlso the Minotaur just might not be strong enough, depending on what the labyrinth is made of, given that its purpose in the myth is to keep the Minotaur trapped. He's half man, half bull, which makes him a lot stronger than a human but AFAIK bulls can't just bust through stone walls.
- hoseja 2y agoWhy doesn't Sisyphos simply stop pushing the stone?
- eastbound 2y agoBecause he was condemned to do it. Perhaps what all those Greek epics taught me, is that once someone condemns you to a destiny, then that’s it. No other destiny can open up.
- klyrs 2y agoWhat, and do nothing for eternity instead?
- Detrytus 2y agoBecause he was promised that once he gets it to the top, he'll be free. So, he keeps pushing, hoping that this time he'll succeed.
- simpaticoder 2y agoHades has total control over the (physical) rules of the underworld[1]. Hades can make the stone roll back for arbitrary reasons. But keeping hope alive in Sisyphus is the harder problem. Hades can essentially force Sisyphus to keep trying by making it arbitrarily painful to stop trying, but then hope is no longer his motivation. Hades could reset Sisyphus' memory such that hope remains, but then this loses the profundity of an eternal punishment. The more interesting case is that Sisyphus can contemplate the nature of the system, and reason toward an out that involved undermining Hades power over the Underworld. If he could pause and do experiments, discover the limits of the enchantment, and work around them, that would be ideal. However such an option would also be an excellent way for Hades to extend and deepen the severity of the punishment. A god's arbitrary power is arbitrarily powerful, after all. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus
- lawlessone 2y ago>what would stop the Minotaur from just going full Juggernaut and smashing through all the walls Imposter Syndrome
- Vapormac 2y agoScorpion and frog
- zakki 2y agoFollow the rule principal.
- IIAOPSW 2y agoHe never has that realization, for he is arbitrarily strong not particularly bright.
- Etherlord87 2y agoBut in such case the labyrinth wouldn't need an actual exit, only the Minotaur would have to think there is one.
- IIAOPSW 2y ago;)
- chongli 2y agoPerhaps the Minotaur has a good sense of smell and the exit is needed to supply fresh air in order to encourage him to keep searching for an exit.
- Etherlord87 2y agoI think with a good sense of smell he would find the exit too easily, but you're on to something here: perhaps the Minotaur would suspect there's no entrance had there been no occasional human entering the labyrinth from time to time!
- chongli 2y agoI think with a good sense of smell he would find the exit too easily I thought about this as well, after my first remark. I think this issue could be solved by building a secondary labyrinth of ventilation ducts to channel the fresh air into the dead ends, in a way that entices the Minotaur in very confusing ways. The ducts could even have baffles that open and close, just like real ventilation systems in houses with zone-control airflow. The ventilation ducts could also work to confuse and terrify any humans who were sent into the labyrinth. They’d carry sounds allowing the human to hear the heavy breathing and bellowing of the Minotaur in ways that make it sound like he’s always just around the corner!
- airstrike 2y agoYou'll never achieve what you believe to be impossible