Minos

King of Crete.

Genealogy

Europa

Zeus

Aeacus, Aethlius, Aglaia, Amphion, Aphrodite, Apollo, Arcas, Ares, Argus, Artemis, Asopus, Ate, Athena, Atropus, Atymnius, Calliope, Castor, Clio, Clotho, Corinthus, Dardanus, Dike, Dionysus, Eirene, Endymion, Epaphus, Erato, Eunomia, Euphrosyne, Euterpe, Hebe, Helen, Hellen, Hephaestus, Hercules, Hermes, Iasion, Ilithyia, Lacedaemon, Lachesis, Megarus, Melpomene, Pan, Pelasgus, Persephone, Perseus, Pollux, Polymnia, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Targitaüs, Terpsichore, Thalia, Thalia, Tityus, Urania, Zethus

Crete, Pasiphae

Acalle, Androgeus, Aria, Catreus, Chryses, Deucalion, Eurymedon, Euxanthius, Glaucus, Nephalion, Phaedra, Philolaus, Xenodice

Places
  1. Athens
  2. Camicus
  3. Crete
  4. Hades
  5. Megara
  6. Paros
  7. Troy
  8. Unknown
Events
  1. Procris gets a dog as a gift from Minos
  2. Poseidon sends up a bull for Minos which Minos promises but fails to sacrifice
  3. Hercules hunts the Cretan bull
  4. Europa gives birth to Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthys
  5. The sons of Europa fight over the affections of the same boy
  6. Rhadamanthys and Minos act as judges in Hades
  7. Minos marries Pasiphae, has children
  8. Minos rules Crete
  9. Pasiphae gives birth to the Minotaur
  10. Minos and Daedalus enclose the Minotaur in the labyrinth
  11. Minos gathers diviners to bring Glaucus back to life. Polyidus succeeds
  12. Minos forces Polyidus to teach divination to Glaucus
  13. Minos shuts Daedalus and Icarus in the labyrinth
  14. Minos pursues Daedalus, offering a reward to anyone who can pass a thread through a shell
  15. Minos arrives at the court of Cocalus
  16. Minos demands that Cocalus surrender Daedalus
  17. Procris flees to Minos
  18. Minos falls in love with Procris and urges her to have sex with him
  19. Minos gets punished by Pasiphae with a spell for having sex with so many women
  20. Pasiphae’s spell causes Minos to ejaculate wild beasts whenever he attempts intercourse, killing his partners
  21. Procris gives Minos the Circaean root drink to protect herself from the effects of Pasiphae’s spell
  22. Procris has sex with Minos to get his fast dog and javelin
  23. Procris, fearing Minos’s wife, returns to Athens
  24. Minos learns about the death of Androgeus while sacrificing to the Charites
  25. Minos throws away the garland from his head and stops the music of the flute as he continues the sacrifice
  26. Scylla falls in love with Minos
  27. Besieging Megara, Minos drowns Scylla by tying her feet to the stern of the ship
  28. As the war continues, Minos prays to Zeus to capture Athens
  29. Zeus tells the Athenians to give Minos whatever he wants
  30. Minos demands a tribute of seven boys and girls from Athens to be sent annually to the Minotaur
  31. Daedalus goes to Minos
  32. Minos is killed by the daughters of Cocalus
  33. Theseus offers his condolences to Minos after learning of Androgeos’ death
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.1
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.26
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.7
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.7
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.9
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.1
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.2
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.3
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.4
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.1
  11. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 3.1
  12. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 3.2
  13. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.3
  14. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 15.1
  15. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 15.7
  16. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 15.8
  17. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.8
  18. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.12
  19. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.14
  20. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.15
  21. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.17
  22. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 439
  23. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 312
  24. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 1.2
  25. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 1.4
  26. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 17.3
  27. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 19.4
  28. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.9
  29. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.10
  30. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 39.5
  31. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 30.3
  32. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 31.1
  33. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 34.7
  34. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 2.4
  35. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.11
  36. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.16
  37. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 25.9
  38. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 2.5
  39. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 3.7
  40. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 4.5
  41. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 4.6
  42. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 53.4
  43. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 53.8
  44. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 11.4
  45. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 16.4
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