Know Your Mythology Creatures ! [ Minotaur ]

Hey guys ! In this post I'll be posting about the mythology creatures, mainly from the Greek. 

In every creatures that the ancient Greek believed, there must be a great story behind it. I mean where is Hydra derived from...or the Cerberus. 

Well, swerve your path here to learn about the ancient creatures, at the same time edifying your knowledge about the world !

Myth 4: Minotaur ( Half Man, Half Bull )

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur, as the Greeks imagined him, was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man or, as described by Ovid, "part man and part bull". He dwelt at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.

The term Minotaur derives from the Greek Μῑνώταυρος, etymologically compounding the name Μίνως (Minos) and the noun ταύρος "bull", translating as "(the) Bull of Minos". In Crete, the Minotaur was known by its proper name, Asterion, a name shared with Minos' foster-father.

Well, in case you guys never play games about Minotaur being the bad 

guys, keeping you away from victory, how about learn its origin for God's sake..?? LOL

Origin:

Minos, who was the next successor of Crete, fought with his brother for the right of the rule. 

In order to secure his throne of Crete, he prayed to Poseidon to send him a show-white bull (don't ask why) , as a sign of approval by the gods for his reign. 

Minos promised to sacrificed the bull as an offering, and as a symbol off subservience.

Poseidon agreed and sent a beautiful white bull (called the Cretan Bull) rose from the sea, but when Minos set eyes on it, he coveted the bull for himself. 

He assumed that Poseidon would not mind, so he kept it and sacrificed the best specimen from his herd instead. When Poseidon learned about the deceit, he made Pasipha, Minos's wife, to fall madly in love with the bull. 

She had Daedalus, the famous architect, make a wooden cow for her.

Pasipha climbed into the decoy and fooled the white bull. 

-which means Pasipha used the fake bull to make the Cretan Bull to believe it

 was real, and agreed to make love- -half human (Pasipha) and half bull (Cretan Bull)-

The offspring of their lovemaking was a monster called the Minotaur.

The creature had the head and tail of a bull on the body of a man. It caused such terror and destruction on Crete that Daedalus was summoned again, but this time by Minos himself. He ordered the architect to build a gigantic, intricate labyrinth from which escape would be impossible. 

The Minotaur was captured and locked in the labyrinth. Every year for nine years, seven youths and maidens came as tribute from Athens. These young people were also locked in the labyrinth for the Minotaur to feast upon.

( now you know why Minotaur always appeared in the Labyrinth )

A Minotaur attacking Percy and his mom in Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief

When the Greek hero Theseus reached Athens, he learned of the Minotaur and the sacrifices, and wanted to end this. He volunteered to go to Crete as one of the victims. 

When the Greek hero Theseus reached Athens, he learned of the Minotaur and the sacrifices, and wanted to end this. He volunteered to go to Crete as one of the victims. 

She promised she would provide the means to escape from the maze if he agreed to marry her. When Theseus did, she gave him a simple ball of thread, which he was to fasten close to the entrance of the maze.

 He made his way through the maze, while unwinding the thread, and he stumbled upon the sleeping Minotaur. He beat it to death and led the others back to the entrance by following the thread.

Theseus, founder-king of Athens

Well now you know about Minotaur ^^"