Fill in: mysterious, legend, ancient, horrifying, coast, monster.
THE MYTH OF THE MINOTAUR
In the Mediterranean Sea, to the south of the Greek 1) ........, lies the island of Crete. According to the 2) ........, in 3) ........ times, a creature called the Minotaur lived there. Half-man, half-bull, the Minotaur was truly 4) ........ . The King of Crete, Minos, kept the Minotaur in a maze which had many 5) ........, twisting passages. Every nine years, the King of Athens sent fourteen children for this strange-looking 6) ........ to eat. Theseus, an Athenian hero, took a magic ball of thread into the maze with him, he found the Minotaur, killed it with a sword, then found his way out of the maze using the thread to retrace his steps.
Вставляем слова по смыслу и грамматике.
- the Greek coast — «греческое побережье» (к югу от него остров Крит).
- According to the legend — «согласно легенде».
- in ancient times — «в древние времена».
- truly horrifying [ˈhɒrɪfaɪɪŋ] — «поистине ужасающий» (получеловек-полубык).
- many mysterious, twisting passages — «много загадочных извилистых ходов» лабиринта.
- strange-looking monster — «странно выглядящее чудовище», которому отправляли детей.
- coast;
- legend;
- ancient;
- horrifying;
- mysterious;
- monster
