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In Greek mythology the creature that was part man, part bull, was known as the Minotaur.
THE MINOTAUROS (or Minotaur) was a bull-headed manlike creature born to Queen Pasiphae of Crete after she had sex with a bull.
It lived in the twisting maze of the labyrinth, here he was regularly given young men and girls to satisfy his cannibalistic hunger. The hero Theseus ended up defeating it.
The Minotauros' proper name is Asterion, "the starry one."The Minotaur however was not a god he was a monster of mythology.
A Minotaur is a creature from Greek mythology that is half human and half bull. It was said to have lived at the center of a great labyrinth (an elaborate maze) built for King Minos. In Greek mythology the minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus.
"Minotaur" is Greek for "Bull of Minos".
Firstly, King Minos built the maze below his palace. Secondly, the Minotaur came into existence when King Minos asked Poseidon for a bull for sacrifice. When the bull came out of the sea, Minos took it and thanked Poseidon a lot. But when Minos broke a vow that he'd made previously, the god made Minos's wife fall in love with the bull. She had an affair with it and out came the Minotaur. Minos was terrified and locked the beast away in the maze. Every nine years he would sacrifice children to the monster to keep it at bay.
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Who was a mythical monster kept in a labyrinth?
The Minotaur - a half-man and half-bull creature. The King of Crete - Minos - confined it to a labyrinth created by Daedalus and fed it human sacrifices - young people from Athens sent as 'tribute' to Minos. It was slain by Theseus with the help of Ariadne, daughter of Minos.
Is there a mythical creature that is half cow in the front and half snake in the back?
In Ovid's fasti there is a half bull, half serpent called the Ophiotaurus.This creature also appears in Rick Riordan's Titan's Curse.
Mythical that was half human and half bull?
This ? was on my world history extra credit homework the answer is the Minotaur G.H.S. babby (Griffith High School in Griffith, Indiana)THE REAL ANSWER IS CENTAUR!!I HAD THIS FOR MYHISTORY EXTRA CREDIT TOO :}T.G.B TREVOR G BROWNE HIGH SCHOOL!:)the correct answer is minotaur, a centaur is half human half horse.a minotaur is half human half bull.
What is a man like goat deity called?
A saytr, or half man half goat. They are often described as the children or servants of Dionysus, god of wine.
Does the word maze have its origins in Greek mythology?
Not maze but 'labyrinth' (meaning the same) comes from the Greek mythology. Once upon a time there was Crete ruled by King Minos. This king had a half-bull, half-man monster as his son - called the Minotaur -and he kept it in a labyrinth. The legend says that it ate people having been sent for him from Athens. But one of the Athenian heroes, called Theseus, killed the Minotaur.
What type of monster is the minotaur?
a half man half bull killing animalThe Minotaur was half man, half bull and half snake
What are animals head did a minotaur have?
a bull head. half man half bull
What are the half man half creatures?
Centaurs were half man and half horse. Minotaurs were half man and half bull. Satyrs were half man and half goat.
Half man half bull who lived in centre of labyrinth?
minotaur of crete
Did the Minotaur have a wife?
No; it was half man half bull. It did not have a wife before it was killed by the hero Theseus.
Was Menelaus half man and half bull?
no he was the brother of agamemnon husband of helen...you are thinkin of the minotaur...
What monster did thesues slay in the labyrinth?
Theseus slayed the minotaur, who was half man, half bull.
Is a Minotaur a mammal?
A minotaur is a mythological beast which is half man and half bull, so from that standpoint, seeing as how both a man and a bull are mammals, I would say yes, a minotaur is a mammal, if it really existed.
What is a man cow?
It's called a Bull.
Where was the battle of the bull fought?
Manassas, by a little stream named after a man called Bull. (Bull Run).
Who was a mythical monster kept in a labyrinth?
The Minotaur - a half-man and half-bull creature. The King of Crete - Minos - confined it to a labyrinth created by Daedalus and fed it human sacrifices - young people from Athens sent as 'tribute' to Minos. It was slain by Theseus with the help of Ariadne, daughter of Minos.
What does Percy do?
Nothing he just kept it as a memory on how he killed the minotaur (half man/ half bull beast)
