Minotaur
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Summary
Minotaur is a mythical human-animal hybrid[1]. Minotaur draws 30,526 Wikipedia views per month (mythical human animal hybrid category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Cretan Bull[3]
- Mother: Pasiphaë[4]
- Sex or gender: male[5]
- Instance of: mythological Greek character[6]
- Named after: Minos[7]
- Killed by: Theseus[8]
- Commons category: Minotaur[9]
- Said to be the same as: Asterion[10]
- Has part(s): head[11], human torso[12], human upper limb[13], human leg[14]
- Residence: Labyrinth of Knossos[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Minotaur[16]
- Worshipped by: Greek mythology[17]
- Depicted by: Minotaur torso, from Rome[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27], Pauly–Wissowa[28]
- Name in native language: Μῑνώταυρος[29]
- Different from: Minotauros[30]
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Influence
Things named for Minotaur include Minotaur[31], a rocket family[32], in United States[33]; Chthonius minotaurus[34], a taxon[35]; and Minotaur Pass[36], a mountain pass[37].
Why It Matters
Minotaur has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Minotaur is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Minotaur include Minotaur[31], a rocket family[32], in United States[33]; Chthonius minotaurus[34], a taxon[35]; and Minotaur Pass[36], a mountain pass[37].
FAQs
Who were Minotaur's parents?
Minotaur's father was Cretan Bull[3]. Minotaur's mother was Pasiphaë[4].