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Definition of Minotaur

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.

Meaning of Minotaur from wikipedia

- In Gr**** mythology, the Minotaur (/ˈmaɪnətɔːr, ˈmɪnətɔːr/ MY-nə-tor, MIN-ə-tor, US: /ˈmɪnətɑːr, -oʊ-/ MIN-ə-tar, -⁠oh-; Ancient Gr****: Μινώταυρος [miːnɔ̌ːtau̯ros];...
- 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...
- against him. The most famous legend about Theseus is his slaying of the Minotaur, half man and half bull. He then goes on to unite Attica under Athenian...
- 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 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...
- Minotaur-class cruiser may refer to: Minotaur-class cruiser (1906), a class of Royal Navy armoured cruisers launched in 1906–1907 Minotaur-class cruiser...
- Oceanid nymph ****, Pasiphaë is notable as the mother of the Minotaur. She conceived the Minotaur after mating with the Cretan Bull while hidden within a hollow...
- Sinbad and the Minotaur is a 2011 Australian fantasy B movie directed by Karl Zwicky serving as an unofficial sequel to the 1947 Douglas Fairbanks Jr....
- Kaz the Minotaur is a fantasy novel by American wtiter Richard A. Knaak, set in the world of Dragonlance, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing...
- Griffin (mainstream paperback books, including fiction and nonfiction), Minotaur (mystery, suspense, and thrillers), Castle Point Books (specialty nonfiction)...