![]() ![]() Įnglish pronunciation of the word "Minotaur" is varied. The Minotaur was called Θevrumineš in Etruscan. In contrast, the use of "minotaur" as a common noun to refer to members of a generic "species" of bull-headed creatures developed much later, in 20th century fantasy genre fiction. That is, there was only the one Minotaur. "Minotaur" was originally a proper noun in reference to this mythical figure. In Crete, the Minotaur was known by the name Asterion, a name shared with Minos' foster-father. The word "Minotaur" derives from the Ancient Greek Μῑνώταυρος, a compound of the name Μίνως ( Minos) and the noun ταῦρος 'bull', translated as '(the) Bull of Minos'. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. ![]() He dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction ĭesigned by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus, on the command of King Minos of Crete. In Greek mythology, the Minotaur ( / ˈ m aɪ n ə t ɔːr, ˈ m ɪ n ə t ɔːr/ MY-nə-tor, MIN-ə-tor, US: / ˈ m ɪ n ə t ɑːr, - oʊ-/ MIN-ə-tar, -oh- Ancient Greek: Μινώταυρος in Latin as Minotaurus ) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man (p 34) or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull". Minotaur bust ( National Archaeological Museum of Athens) ![]()
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