What events are the result of King Minos's actions as a cruel tribute?

The events that result from King Minos's demand for a cruel tribute stem from the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. According to the myth, King Minos ruled over Crete and had a labyrinth constructed by the inventor Daedalus to contain a monstrous creature called the Minotaur. This creature was half-man, half-bull, and was actually the offspring of Minos's wife and a sacred bull sent by the god Poseidon.

The tribute demanded by King Minos was a result of his son, Androgeos, being killed by the Athenians, either because of the Athenian jealousy of his accomplishments at the Panathenaic Games or due to being killed by the Marathonian Bull, which was another offspring of Poseidon's bull. As revenge and reparation, Minos insisted that Athens send seven young men and seven young women to Crete every nine years. These youths were then placed in the labyrinth to be devoured by the Minotaur.

One of the Athenian tributes was a prince named Theseus, the son of Aegeus, the king of Athens. Theseus volunteered to go as one of the youths with the intention of killing the Minotaur and putting an end to the tributes. With the help of Minos's daughter, Ariadne, who gave him a ball of thread to use to find his way out of the labyrinth, Theseus entered the maze, confronted the Minotaur, and killed it. Afterward, he was able to retrace his steps and escape the labyrinth. This event marked the end of the tributes and the Minotaur's reign of terror.