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Did Poseidon make the minotaur

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King Minos wanted to prove that he deserved to be king so he asked Poseidon to send a bull for him to sacrifice. However, Minos did not want to sacrifice the bull because of its beauty. As punishment, Poseidon had Aphrodite, goddess of love, make Minos' wife fall in love with the bull. The result was the half-man half-bull creature, the Minotaur.

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Where did king Minos get the Minotaur?

It was born by his wife, who had an affair with a bull sent by Poseidon.


What city was the minotaur from?

the minotaur came from Greece. Have one princess keep the Minotaur in a cave.


Did the gods get along with the minotaur?

The gods didn't associate with the Minotaur. In fact, you could consider the Minotaur a divine punishment for Minos' greed and hubris. He was supposed to sacrifice the Cretan Bull, but didn't - instead keeping it as a symbol of his divine providence. Poseidon punished him by making his wife desire the bull, later copulating with it and giving birth to the Minotaur.


How was the minotaur made?

Poseidon, god of the sea, had gives Minos, king of Crete, a bull to be sacrificed to him. Minos liked it so the bull never got sacrificed. Poseidon got mad and caused romance between the bull and Minos' wife. The result of this relationship was the Minotaur, half man, half bull.


What Happens At The End Of 'The Minotaur'?

They all make love and get high

Related questions

What is a famous Poseidon story?

the creation of the minotaur... he was percys dad.


How do you make a minotaur?

The original mythical beast called the minotaur was created when the wife of Minos named Pasphiae was cursed by Poseidon to fall in love with a white bull. So, essentially, to create one, you have to make a human and bull fall in love.


Where did king Minos get the Minotaur?

It was born by his wife, who had an affair with a bull sent by Poseidon.


What is that giant creature in front of the Minotaur's cave on Mythology Island?

She is called a Sphinx. She is not to be confused with the Minotaur (in the cave behind her) of the Hydra (in a cave underwater in Poseidon's Beach).


Who is Pasiphae?

Pasiphae is the mother of the Minotaur. When her husband King Minos did not sacrifice his best bull to Poseidon, he made Pasiphae fall in love with the bull, they had and they had a child, the Minotaur.


What gods are there in Theseus and the Minotaur?

Poseidon made King Minos's wife bear the Minotaur and Aphrodite gave Ariadne (air-ee-add-knee) the magical string.


Who in greek mythology fought the minotaur?

Theseus, son of Aethra (mother)and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon.


What sort of animal is a monitor?

If you mean a Minotaur, it was a mythical monster that was half bull and half human. Minos, the king of Crete, had offended the god, Poseidon so Poseidon decided to get even. He had Minos' wife, Pasiphae fall madly in love with and mate with a bull. The Minotaur was the offspring.


What city was the minotaur from?

the minotaur came from Greece. Have one princess keep the Minotaur in a cave.


What problems did the Minotaur have in life?

Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and body of a human, was born the illegitimate offspring of Queen Pasiphae and a bull sent by Poseidon. To keep the monster restrained, Daidalos built a labyrinth for him, and Minotaur had to live there and eat human sacrifices.


Who was the mother of the Minotaur?

A white bull sent by Poseidon to King Minos for sacrifice.


Who born The Minotaur?

Minotaur was bornt by Pasifae, wife of Minos, king of Crete. Poseidon sent a white bull to Minos to sucrifice him in order to give him his support against his brothers who wanted his throne. But Minos sucrificed another bull hoping that he would deceive the god. Poseidon was then angry and made his wife fall in love with the white bull. So by her cοupling with the bull, Minotaur was bornt.