古希腊克里特岛的国王叫米诺斯(Minos),他养了一头半人半牛的怪物叫米诺陶洛斯(Minotaur),将其囚禁在一个错中复杂的迷宫中,后来被称为米诺斯的迷宫(Labyrinth of Minos),这个迷宫设计极其复杂,一旦进入就几乎无法找到出路。 忒修斯(Theseus...
Labyrinth (ˈlæbərɪnθ) n (Classical Myth & Legend)Greek mytha huge maze constructed for King Minos in Crete by Daedalus to contain the Minotaur Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006...
Labyrinth of Minos - a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur Crete, Kriti - the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart co...
The other chambers of the building housed various religious and historical paraphernalia such as a wooden statue of Hermes, a chair said to be made by the great architect Daedalus - he of the Labyrinth of Minos fame - and various relics from the Persian wars. Six Ionic columns on the easter...
MinosMazeis an indie game based on the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur, taking place on minoan invasion of Greece. Having won they impose the sacrifice of young enemies to satisfy the hunger of the terrible beast, half bull, half man and unwanted son of the queen, who lives in a dange...
beneath5. "He caused terror and destruction on Crete, and King Minos had to order the architect Daedalus to build a huge and intricate labyrinth to enclose the creature." Two antonyms of “enclose" are a. “alleviatc" and “reduce" b. "free"and "liberate" c. "circumscribe" and“limit...
The Knossos Labyrinth: A New View of the 'Palace of Minos' at Knossos - 1990, Page 182 by Rodney Castleden. Read The Knossos Labyrinth: A New View of the 'Palace of Minos' at Knossos now at Questia.doi:10.1080/03612759.1991.9949300Peter...
Orion–Hesiod says that he was the son of Euryale, the daughter of Minos, and of Poseidon, and that there was given him as a gift the power of walking upon the waves as though upon land. When he was come to Chios, he outraged Merope, the daughter of Oinopion, being drunken; but ...
Home of the legendary King Minos with the Labyrinth and the King’s treasures at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. A unique collection of frescoes, paintings, jewelry of the Minoan civilization 2000b.c. The Beaches of Vai (palm beach) and PalaikastroBoth were awarded by the European ...
THE LABYRINTH by Catherynne Valente A surreal version of the myth of the Minotaur, featuring a female Theseus. THE EVENING OF THE WORLD by Allan Massie First in the Dark Ages Trilogy; a young nobleman witnesses barbarian onslaughts and the seedy splendors of Byzantium. Volume II: Arthur the ...