Cretan Bull

Marathonian Bull

The bull sent up by Poseidon but not sacrificed by Minos.

Genealogy

Minotaur

Places
  1. Arcadia
  2. Athens
  3. Crete
  4. Isthmus
  5. Marathon
  6. Mycenae
  7. Sparta
Events
  1. Poseidon sends up a bull for Minos which Minos promises but fails to sacrifice
  2. Hercules hunts the Cretan bull
  3. Hercules brings the Cretan bull to Eurystheus
  4. Cretan bull wanders
  5. Cretan bull harasses the inhabitants of Marathon
  6. Poseidon makes Pasiphae fall in love with the Cretan Bull
  7. Pasiphae has sex with the Cretan Bull
  8. Medea convinces Aegeus to send Theseus against Marathonian bull
  9. Theseus kills the Marathonian bull
  10. Aegeus sends Androgeus against the bull of Marathon, which kills him
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.7
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 15.7
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.5
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