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Minotaur
n.
monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man (Greek Mythology)
Minotaur
In
Greek mythology, the
Minotaur (, ; , ,
Etruscan Tevrumines), was a creature with the head of a
bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet
Ovid, a being "part man and part bull." The Minotaur dwelt at the center of the
Labyrinth, which was an elaborate
maze-like construction designed by the architect
Daedalus and his son
Icarus, on the command of
King Minos of
Crete. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero
Theseus.
Minotaur
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
(hypernym) mythical monster, mythical creature
(classification) Greek mythology
Minotaur
(n.)
A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by Daedalus in Crete.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Minotaur
[Greek] Before he ascended the throne of Crete, Minos struggled with his brothers for the right to rule. Minos prayed to Poseidon to send him a snow-white bull, as a sign of approval by the gods for his reign. He promised to sacrifice the bull as an offering, and as a symbol of subservience. A beautiful white bull rose from the sea, but when Minos saw it, he coveted it for himself. He assumed that Poseidon would not mind, so he kept it and sacrificed the best specimen from his herd instead. When Poseidon learned about the deceit, he made Pasipha, Minos' wife, fall madly in love with the bull. She had Daedalus, the famous architect, make a wooden cow for her. Pasipha climbed into the decoy and fooled the white bull. The offspring of their lovemaking was a monster called the Minotaur. The creature had the head and tail of a bull on the body of a man. It caused such terror and destruction on Crete that Daedalus was summoned again, but this time by Minos himself. He ordered the architect to bui...
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