3. 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.

Перевод задания: Заполните пропуски словами: mysterious — таинственный, legend — легенда, ancient — древний, horrifying — ужасный, coast — побережье, monster — чудовище.

The Myth of the Minotaur
In the Mediterranean Sea, to the south of the Greek coast, lies the island of Crete. According to the legend, in ancient times, a creature called the Minotaur lived there. Half-man, half-bull, the Minotaur was truly horrifying. The King of Crete, Minos, kept the Minotaur in a maze which had many mysterious, twisting passages. Every nine years, the King of Athens sent fourteen children for this strange-looking monster 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.

Миф о Минотавре
В Средиземном море, к югу от греческого побережья, находится остров Крит. Согласно легенде, в древние времена там жило существо по имени Минотавр. Наполовину человек, наполовину бык, Минотавр был поистине ужасен. Царь Крита Минос держал Минотавра в лабиринте со множеством таинственных извилистых ходов. Каждые девять лет царь Афин отправлял четырнадцать детей на съедение этому странно выглядевшему чудовищу. Тесей, афинский герой, взял с собой в лабиринт волшебный клубок ниток, нашёл Минотавра, убил его мечом, а затем выбрался из лабиринта, возвращаясь по нити обратно.