Minotaur

Summary

Minotaur is a mythical human-animal hybrid^[1]. Minotaur draws 2,543 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_human_animal_hybrid category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Minotaur's father was Cretan Bull^[3].
• Minotaur's mother was Pasiphaë^[4].
• Minotaur is recorded as male^[5].
• Minotaur's instance of is recorded as mythical human-animal hybrid^[6].
• Minotaur's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[7].
• Minos is named after Minotaur^[8].
• Minotaur's killed by is recorded as Theseus^[9].
• Minotaur's Commons category is recorded as Minotaur^[10].
• Minotaur's said to be the same as is recorded as Asterion^[11].
• Minotaur comprises head^[12].
• Minotaur comprises human torso^[13].
• Minotaur comprises human upper limb^[14].
• Minotaur comprises human leg^[15].
• Minotaur's residence is recorded as Labyrinth of Knossos^[16].
• Minotaur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minotaur^[17].
• Minotaur's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[18].
• Minotaur's depicted by is recorded as Minotaur torso, from Rome^[19].
• Minotaur's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Minotaur's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Minotaur's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[22].
• Minotaur's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Minotaur's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[24].
• Minotaur's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Minotaur's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Minotaur's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythical human-animal hybrid^[6] and mythological Greek character^[7].

Origins

Minos is named after Minotaur^[8].

Use and Application

Components include head^[12], a class of anatomical entity^[28]; human torso^[13]; human upper limb^[14]; and human leg^[15], a class of anatomical entity^[29].

Influence

Things named for Minotaur include Minotaur Pass^[30], a mountain pass^[31]; Minotaur^[32], a rocket family^[33], in United States^[34]; and Chthonius minotaurus^[35], a taxon^[36].

Why It Matters

Minotaur draws 2,543 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_human_animal_hybrid category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] Minotaur has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Minotaur is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Minotaur include Minotaur Pass^[30], a mountain pass^[31]; Minotaur^[32], a rocket family^[33], in United States^[34]; and Chthonius minotaurus^[35], a taxon^[36].

FAQs

Who were Minotaur's parents?

Minotaur's father was Cretan Bull^[3]. Minotaur's mother was Pasiphaë^[4].