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Minotaur
Minotaur Min"o*taur, n. [L. Minotaurus, Gr. ?; Mi`nos, the husband of Pasipha["e] + tay^ros a bull, the Minotaur being the offspring of Pasipha["e] and a bull: cf. F. minotaure.] (Class. Myth.) A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by D[ae]dalus in Crete.

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- In Gr**** mythology, the Minotaur (Ancient Gr****: Μινώταυρος, Mīnṓtauros), also known as Asterion, is a mythical creature portra**** during classical antiquity...
- Minotaur is a 2006 horror film, directed by Jonathan English. It stars Tom Hardy, Tony Todd, Ingrid Pitt and Rutger Hauer. It was filmed in Luxembourg...
- [tʰɛːsěu̯s]) was a divine hero in Gr**** mythology, famous for slaying the Minotaur. The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have...
- Look up Minotaur or minotaur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Minotaur is a mythological monster, half-man and half-bull. Minotaur may also refer...
- Minotaur IV, also known as Peacekeeper SLV and OSP-2 PK is an active expendable launch system derived from the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM. It is operated...
- the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Minotaur after the minotaur, a creature in Gr**** mythology: HMS Minotaur (1793) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of...
- Minotaur-class cruiser may refer to: Minotaur-class cruiser (1906), a class of Royal Navy armoured cruisers launched in 1906–1907 Minotaur-class cruiser...
- Theseus and the Minotaur is a type of logic maze designed by Robert Abbott. In this maze, the player acts as Theseus, the king of Athens who is attempting...
- and the Oceanid nymph ****, Pasiphaë is notable as the mother of the Minotaur. Her husband, Minos, failed to sacrifice the Cretan Bull to Poseidon as...
- of Ariadne's myth, but she is known for helping Theseus escape from the Minotaur and being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw...