Back Minotourus Afrikaans مينوتور Arabic Minotauru AST Minotavr Azerbaijani Минотавр Bashkir Мінатаўр Byelorussian Мінатаўр BE-X-OLD Минотавър Bulgarian Minotaoros Breton Minotaur BS
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| Minotaur | |
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_at_the_National_Archaeological_Museum_of_Athens_on_3_April_2018.jpg) Minotaur bust (National Archaeological Museum of Athens) | |
| Other names | Asterion |
| Abode | Labyrinth, Crete |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Cretan Bull and Pasiphaë |
| Siblings | Acacallis, Ariadne, Androgeus, Glaucus, Deucalion, Phaedra, Xenodice and Catreus |
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (/ˈmaɪnətɔːr, ˈmɪnətɔːr/ MY-nə-tor, MIN-ə-tor,[1] US: /ˈmɪnətɑːr, -oʊ-/ MIN-ə-tar, -oh-;[2][3] Ancient Greek: Μινώταυρος [miːnɔ̌ːtau̯ros]; in Latin as Minotaurus [miːnoːˈtau̯rʊs]) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man[4](p 34) or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull".[a] He dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction[b] designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus, upon command of King Minos of Crete. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
- ^ "English Dictionary: Definition of Minotaur". Collins. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Bechtel, John Hendricks (1908), Pronunciation: Designed for Use in Schools and Colleges and Adapted to the Wants of All Persons who Wish to Pronounce According to the Highest Standards, Penn Publishing Co.
- ^ Garnett, Richard; Vallée, Léon; Brandl, Alois (1923), The Book of Literature: A Comprehensive Anthology of the Best Literature, Ancient, Mediæval and Modern, with Biographical and Explanatory Notes, vol. 33, Grolier society.
- ^ a b Kern, Hermann (2000). Through the Labyrinth. Munich, London, New York: Prestel. ISBN 379132144-7.
- ^ Ovid. Ars Amatoria. 2.24.
- ^ A. Pedo cited by Rusten, J.S. (Autumn 1982). "Ovid, Empedocles, and the Minotaur". The American Journal of Philology. 103 (3): 332–333, esp. 332. doi:10.2307/294479. JSTOR 294479.
- ^ Doob, Penelope Reed (April 1990). The Idea of the Labyrinth: From Classical antiquity through the Middle Ages. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-080142393-2.
- ^ Kern (2000);[4](Chapter 1) Doob (1990)[7](Chapter 2)
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