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Minotaur

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnətɔː, ˈmʌɪ-/

Greek Mythology
Definition of Minotaur
  • a creature who was half-man and half-bull, the offspring of Pasiphaë and a bull with which she fell in love. Confined in Crete in a labyrinth made by Daedalus and fed on human flesh, it was eventually slain by Theseus.

Origin:

from Old French, via Latin from Greek Minōtauros, from Minōs (see Minos) + tauros 'bull'

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