Zagreus - Mythology.
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Zagreus - Mythology. Greek The son of Zeus and his own daughter, Persephone. In order to save his child from the Titans, Zeus repeats his own history by hiding Zagreus on Mount Ida (2) and setting the Curetes to clashing their armor and shouting, just as they did for the infant Zeus. However, Zagreus slips away as the Curetes sleep and in spite of brave efforts to save himself by magical transformations into various animals, the Titans seize Zagreus and eat him. This myth represents the annual sacrifice of a boy, which took place in ancient Crete in honor of Minos, the Bull king.
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