In The Hunger Games, the novel that started it all, Katniss Everdeen from the 12th District volunteers as tribute to save her sister from being sacrificed. Theseus volunteers as tribute and slays the beast.
The Hunger Games was inspired by the Greek myth of "Theseus and the Minotaur." In this story, King Minos of Crete punishes Athens for the death of a son by demanding a sacrifice of 14 youths-seven girls and seven boys-to be brought to the Minotaur. Warning: The following article contains spoilers for The Hunger Games series. In this fierce competition, young representatives from each district are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. To keep its citizens in line, the Capitol of Panem forces each of the nation's 12 districts to participate in the annual Hunger Games. The novels-a trilogy and a prequel, written by Suzanne Collins-are set in the fictional country of Panem. The Hunger Games is the series that really brought young adult dystopian fiction into the forefront of popular culture.
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