Netflix’s KAOS: Is Minos Dead? Will Ari Destroy The Gods With Trojans?

As per the text scribbled in Greek mythology, Minos is the king of Crete. He’s also the son of Zeus (and Europa). In Netflix’s latest mythological comedy (it’s much more than that though), Kaos, he’s basically a yesman to the gods. Sure, he has the title of President of Crete, but all he does is follow orders from Poseidon, aka the god of the sea, who is in fact doing the bidding of the god almighty, Zeus. Jeff Goldblum, possibly the coolest human alive at the moment, plays Zeus, which adds more value to the fascinating Netflix series. Anyway, in this article, we’re going to look into President Minos and his fate.

What Did Minos Do?

In Kaos, prophecies are a huge deal for everyone. They’re given to humans and the gods by fate (a trio of sisters, actually). Minos’ fate said his ending starts in a marital bed, as his child, who draws the first breath, is going to kill him eventually. Naturally, his initial plan was not to have children until Poseidon steps in and provides him with a wicked solution – having twins and killing the firstborn. Minos follows the plan, but instead of killing his firstborn son Glaucus, he did something worse. He confined Glaucus inside a basement and turned him into the vicious Minotaur. Even if you aren’t well versed with Greek mythology (I’m not either), you must have heard the term “minotaur,” which basically means a hybrid of man and beast. Here in the series, Glaucus is still a human, but he has been tortured throughout his life by his own father, which made him turned into a beast. Architect Daedalus turns into Minos’ prisoner in the series, who looks after Glaucus and seems to be the only person who actually cares for him. Daedalus also came up with the Minotaur mask, which Glaucus wears all the time.

How Does Minos Die in the Show?

Ruining his own son’s life may be the biggest sin of Minos, but it’s not the only one. Not only did he do that awful thing to Glaucus, he burdened his other child, Ariadne, aka Ari, with the guilt of accidentally getting on top of her twin and killing him (yeah, this show does happen to be hilarious). Minos’ love for Ariadne is not fake, but thanks to her father, she grew up devoid of her mother’s love. Minos didn’t share what he did with his wife, which led her into having a contempt for Ari and living with wax figures of Glaucus (one made on each birthday of his). 

Minos never had a problem being the puppet of the gods, but he finds himself in a bit of a fix when Poseidon asks him to kill his son. Of course, Poseidon is only following his megalomaniac brother’s order. If Minos can kill his son (who’ll eventually kill him), then he defies the prophecy. And if a mere mortal like Minos can beat his prophecy, then how can the mightiest of gods, Zeus, not? The plan sounds alright, and Poseidon even confirms from the fates that Minos would be able to kill his son, the Minotaur. But there’s one hitch nobody considered, and Kaos is smart enough to trick both the gods and the audience. The prophecy did emphasize the part that said the child who would draw the first breath is going to be the one to bring Minos’ doom. Glaucus may have been the firstborn, but he came to the world weak and pale. But his sister, Ariadne, arrived while kicking and screaming. It was she who drew the first breath. While Minos does succeed in killing Glaucus in one of the most tense moments of the series, he fails to save himself. Ariadne, who witnesses her father killing her brother, doesn’t hesitate at all to pierce the knife through Minos and gives him what he always deserved—death. 

Will Ari Destroy The Gods With The Trojan?

Ariadne’s arc in Kaos has to be one of the most exciting ones. At the start of the show, she’s the one who’s unveiling the god statue, which is, of course, already maligned by the graffiti that’s denouncing the gods with the f-word, setting many events of the show in motion. It’s the work of a group called Trojan 7, six of whom eventually get caught. In Kaos, Trojans are ill-treated by Minos’ government as they’re not quite god-loving people and have this rebellious nature. While Minos had always ruled over the Trojans with a whip, Ariadne had been compassionate. Not that she was friends with the Trojans and defied gods openly, but her perspective towards them was not the same as her spineless father. Ari did have romantic feelings for her bodyguard Theseus, though, who revealed himself to be a Trojan ally. Theseus was also in love with Nax, who was not only the remaining member of Trojan 7, but also the son of queen Andromache. Ariadne bargained with Minos for Nax’s life (who surrendered willingly) as her father promised her to give anything as her birthday present. But Minos failed to keep that promise when the gods ordered him to go hard on the Trojans. This made Ariadne revolt, and with the intervention of fate, she found out about the dirty work of her father. We’ve already discussed what happened after that. 

Kaos ends with Ari and Andromache officially shaking hands, vowing to end the gods. They both have lost a lot and have every reason to come for revenge. It can be safely said that we’re going to see Ari going against Zeus and the gods if the second season of Kaos ever sees the light of day. Not to mention, watching Ariadne rule Crete and trying to change the order of things is going to be a major story arc in the future. She also has her mother’s approval (and love, most probably), now that the secret of Minos is out.