Greek mythology
Minotaur
The bull-headed beast prowling the heart of the Labyrinth
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Pasiphae
- Group
- Monsters
- Appears in
- The Minotaur · Theseus
- Places
- Crete · The Labyrinth
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The Minotaur is a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull, born when Minos' wife Pasiphae is cursed with desire for a sacred bull. Penned in the Labyrinth built by Daedalus, it devours the youths and maidens sent as tribute from Athens. At last Theseus enters the maze, slays it with his bare hands, and follows Ariadne's thread back to the light.
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- Who is Minotaur?
- The Minotaur is a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull, born when Minos' wife Pasiphae is cursed with desire for a sacred bull. Penned in the Labyrinth built by Daedalus, it devours the youths and maidens sent as tribute from Athens.
- Which mythology does Minotaur belong to?
- Minotaur belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Minotaur appear in?
- Minotaur appears in The Minotaur, Theseus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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