Minotaur Definition

mĭnə-tôr, mīnə-
noun
A monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull (in some versions, with the body of a bull and the head of a man), confined by Minos in a labyrinth built by Daedalus, and annually fed seven youths and seven maidens from Athens, until killed by Theseus.
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Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength.
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pronoun

(Greek mythology, with "the") A monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus.

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Noun

Singular:
Minotaur
Plural:
minotaurs

Origin of Minotaur

  • From Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (minōtauros), from Μίνως (Minōs, “king of Crete") + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull").

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Minotaur Sentence Examples

  • The contest between Theseus and the Minotaur was frequently represented in Greek art.

  • Some modern mythologists regard the Minotaur as a solar personification and a Greek adaptation of the Baal-Moloch of the Phoenicians.

  • The slaying of the Minotaur by Theseus in that case indicates the abolition of such sacrifice by the advance of Greek civilization.

  • In Attic tradition and on the Athenian stage Minos is a cruel tyrant, the heartless exactor of the tribute of Athenian youths to feed the Minotaur.

  • Cook, Minos and Minotaur are only different forms of the same personage, representing the sun-god Zeus of the Cretans, who represented the sun as a bull.

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