passed by. Every spring when the roses began to
n seven youths and seven maidens were put on
of a black-sailed ship and sent to Crete to pay the
which King Minos required. In every house in
s there was sorrow and dread, and the people lifted
är hands to Athena on the hilltop and cried out,
ong, O Queen of the Air, how long shall this thing
meanwhile the little child at Troezen on the other
he sea had grown to be a man. His name,
=, was in everybody's mouth, for he had done great
E daring; and at last he had come to Athens to find
=r, King Aegeus, who had never heard whether he
e or dead; and when the youth had made himself
The king had welcomed him to his home and all
le were glad because so noble a prince had come
among them and, in time, to rule over their city.
Why does the author allow years to pass between the
making of the treaty with King Minos and the return of
Aegeus's son, Theseus? Check all that apply
Oto emphasize how terrible the situation is
to prove that Aegeus is courageous
to make readers curious about Theseus's role in
the plot
to allow Theseus to grow and mature
to cause readers to lose interest
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