Minotaur

Asterius, Bull of Minos

A creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull. Hidden in the Labyrinth.

Genealogy

Pasiphae

Cretan Bull

Acalle, Androgeus, Aria, Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus, Phaedra, Xenodice

Places
  1. Athens
  2. Crete
Events
  1. Theseus and the Minotaur
  2. Pasiphae gives birth to the Minotaur
  3. Minos and Daedalus enclose the Minotaur in the labyrinth
  4. Theseus kills the Minotaur
  5. Minos demands a tribute of seven boys and girls from Athens to be sent annually to the Minotaur
  6. Minotaur lives in a labyrinth constructed by Daedalus
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.4
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 15.8
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.7
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.9
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.5
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 24.1
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.10
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 31.1
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 2.5
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