Sailing with Homer. Day3
He had a simple and straightforward request. That his son Theseus would let him know if he’d been successful in killing the Minotaur by raising the white sails upon returning home. If he’d been unsuccessful or died trying, Aegeus asked his son to raise the black sails, so he would know. Theseus indeed killed the Minotaur and made for home, but forgot ab…