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    The Minotaur is the first infernal guardian whom Virgil and Dante encounter within the walls of Dis. The Minotaur seems to represent the entire zone of Violence, much as Geryon represents Fraud in Canto XVI, and serves a similar role as gatekeeper for the entire seventh Circle.

  2. Jun 21, 2024 · Minotaur, in Greek mythology, a fabulous monster of Crete that had the body of a man and the head of a bull. It was the offspring of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a snow-white bull sent to Minos by the god Poseidon for sacrifice.

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  3. The Minotaur was one of the most famous and gruesome monsters in Ancient Greek mythology, usually portrayed with the body of a man and the head of a bull.

  4. Sep 1, 2013 · The Minotaur was the offspring of the Cretan Queen Pasiphae and a majestic bull. Due to the Minotaur's monstrous form, King Minos ordered the craftsman, Daedalus , and his son, Icarus, to build a huge maze known as the Labyrinth to house the beast.

  5. May 20, 2023 · Learn about the Minotaur, a mythical creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man, born from the union of Pasiphae and the Cretan Bull. Discover how it was imprisoned in the Labyrinth and killed by Theseus with the help of Ariadne.

  6. May 23, 2017 · Learn about the Minotaur, a half-man and half-bull creature that devoured human sacrifices in a labyrinth. Discover his origin, imprisonment, and death at the hands of Theseus.

  7. Oct 1, 2019 · Deep inside the Labyrinth on the island of Crete lived a Minotaur, a monster half man, half bull. Imprisoned there by his stepfather, King Minos of Crete, he dined on human flesh supplied by...

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