King Minos was a powerful king in Greek mythology. The Minotaur was a monster, half - man and half - bull. Minos was cursed because he didn't sacrifice a beautiful white bull to Poseidon as he had promised. Poseidon made Minos's wife Pasiphaë fall in love with the bull, and the Minotaur was born from their union.
The Disney story of Hercules has some basis in the real myth. The core idea of Hercules being a heroic figure with extraordinary strength is there. But Disney simplified and modified a great deal. In the real myth, Hercules had to complete the Twelve Labors which were often quite dark and difficult. Disney took that concept and made it into a more upbeat and less gory adventure for kids. Also, the way Hercules' character is developed in Disney is different from the more complex and often flawed character in the original myth.
Another way is to show his loneliness. In the Percy Jackson world, he's often seen as just a brute monster. But if a fanfiction shows that he longs for company or friendship, it can make him more sympathetic. Maybe he's tired of being alone in his labyrinth and just wants someone to understand him.
One of his main adventures was the Twelve Labors. He had to perform tasks like slaying the Nemean Lion, which had an impenetrable hide. Another was cleaning the Augean stables in a single day. He also captured the Erymanthian Boar.
The Minotaur story is quite interesting. In the story, there was a Minotaur, which was a very unusual being with a man's body and a bull's head. It was created in Crete. This Minotaur was in a labyrinth. The people of Athens had to send some of their young ones as sacrifices to it. Then along came Theseus. He was determined to end this. With the help of Ariadne's thread, he entered the labyrinth, found the Minotaur, and killed it, thus saving Athens from this dreadful obligation.
The Minotaur's origin story is that it was the result of a curse. Queen Pasiphaë of Crete had an unnatural lust for a bull sent by Poseidon. Daedalus, the great inventor, created a wooden cow for her to hide in to fulfill her desires. From this union, the Minotaur was born, a half - man, half - bull creature. It was then locked in the Labyrinth by King Minos.
The Minotaur was a mythical creature in Greek mythology. It was a half-man, half-bull monster that lived in a labyrinth. King Minos of Crete demanded that Athens send seven young men and seven young women every nine years to be sacrificed to the Minotaur.