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The Minotaur Origins: Minos, the king of Crete had a lot of conflict with his brothers as to who would rule the island. Minos decided to pray to the god Poseidon to send him a sign to show the approval of his reign. In return Poseidon sent him a magnificent white bull. As an offering to Poseidon in return Minos said that he would sacrifice the white bull. Instead he decided to sacrifice his best animal from his herd and keep the white bull. As punishment Poseidon made Pasipha, Minos’s wife, to fall deeply in love with the white bull. When Pasipha conceived a child with the bull it came out half man, half bull! This fearsome creature became known as the Minotaur.

Appearance: The Minotaur has the body of a well built man and the head of a ferocious man eating bull!

Mythological Stories: The Minotaur has a horrifying past. From day one the Minotaur had caused destruction on the entire island of Crete. Minos had to do something. He decided to call upon Daedalus, a fantastic architect. Minos ordered Daedalus to construct and gigantic labyrinth that would be nearly impossible to escape out of so the Minotaur would never cause havoc on the island of Crete again. Every year for 9 years straight the Minotaur was fed 7 boys and girls as a tribute to Athens. The children were thrown into the labyrinth to be hunted by the beast. media type="youtube" key="8qrZ1clEp-Y" height="315" width="420"

Importance: The story of the Minotaur is very important. It is believed to had ties to the Minoan Religion and is also believed to have caused the destruction of the religion. In the palace built for the monster hung many Minoan war axes that each resembled sacrifices performed by the Minoan religion. The fall of the religion is also said to be connected to the Minotaur and is also said to have ties to the religions goddess.

Modern references: Today the Minotaur is seen many times. It was featured in the recent motion picture “Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Lightning Thief”. It has also been seen in the award winning motion picture “Narnia, the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”. The Minotaur has been featured in several games including “The Minotaur China Shop”, and the award winning game “World of Warcraft”

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