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The Greek word for this mythical beast is Minotauros (Μινωταυρος), which can be translated to "Minos' Bull". According to Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The half man/half bull creature imprisoned on the island...
Minotaur, in Greek mythology, a fabulous monster of Crete that had the body of a man and the head of a bull. It was the offspring of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a snow-white bull sent to Minos by the god Poseidon for sacrifice. Minos, instead of sac
Nov 13, 2007 Added new Web site: Greek Mythology - The Minotaur. Gloria Lotha Nov 13, 2007 Article revised and updated. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Nov 08, 2007 Article added to new online database. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Jul 20, 1998History...