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Dave's Mythical Creatures and Places |
Minotaur
Theseus with the slain Minotaur
| Description |
The head of a bull with the body of a man. The name
means "bull of Minos."
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| Features | This
beast was described in the legend of Theseus. It was the child
of the Cretan Bull (which Hercules slew) and the queen of Minos.
The Minotaur (properly named Asterion) lived in the
Labyrinth, which was a huge maze. Each year, the Athenians would
send 7 boys and 7 girls for the monster to eat. Theseus went
into the Labyrinth, unrolling a ball of thread so that he could find
his way out, and killed the Minotaur.
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| Related to |
Arzshenk- Iranian version of the Minotaur. King of the demons. Shen-Nung- Chinese emperor with the head and horns of a bull. Introduced agriculture to China. The Bucentaur- the opposite of the Minotaur- has a human head and torso, on the body of a bull.
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