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Q: Which legendary Minoan queen who gave birth to the Minotaur?
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Who is the chief crafts person that assists the Minoan queen in her plan to attract the Minotaur?

Daedalus.


How are ariadne and the minotaur related?

Ariadne was the daughter of king Minos of Crete and queen Pasiphae. The Minotaur was the son of queen Pasiphae and a magnificent white bull. Therefore, Ariadne and the Minotaur were half siblings.


Who put the Minotaur in Knossos palace?

Queen Pasiphaë mated with a bull and bore the Minotaur. When King Minos understood he could not be its father, he imprisoned the Minotaur in the labyrinth.


What hero defeated the Minotaur?

I think you mean "killed the Minotaur", because the Minotaur wasn't "found", it was born to Minos' wife, the Queen of Crete. In that case, it was Theseus


Why is the white bull the symbol of the minotaur?

It is not the sign of the Minotaur. The Bull of Crete (which was, perhaps, white) however, was the father of the Minotaur, it's mother being the goddess Pasiphae, Queen of Crete who wed Minos.


Who was the hero who had to fight the minotaur?

The hero who fought against the Minotaur was Theseus. The Minotaur was a son of Pasiphaë the Queen of Crete and wife of Minos. Ariadne and Phaedra were daughters of Minos and Pasiphaë who became wives of Theseus.


Where was Queen Guinevere born?

Guinevere was the legendary queen consort of King Arthur. There is no date of birth indicated for her. At least not that I know of. Thus, it is an unverified story that has been handed down from generation to generation.


Who was a legendary knight of the round table and lover of queen guinevere?

Lancelot was a legendary knight of the round table and lover of Queen Guinevere.


Why did king minos have Daedalus imprisoned?

Because Daedalus helped Queen Pasiphaë mate with the white bull and give birth to the Minotaur.


Who is semiramis?

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What was the legendary queen of palmyra called?

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What is a Minotaur and what is a good definition for them?

The Minotaur was the monster child of Cretan queen Pasiphaë and a white bull. This only happened once. He is usually depicted with a bull's head on a human body.