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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.
Is the minotaur one of Hades creations?
No, the minotaur is the son of Pasiphae and a white bull.
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 cursed pasiphae and why?
Pasiphae, the wife of King Minos of Crete, was cursed by the god Poseidon. As punishment for Minos not sacrificing a beautiful bull to him, Poseidon caused Pasiphae to fall in love with the bull. This unnatural desire led to the birth of the Minotaur, a creature that would have significant repercussions for Crete and its mythology.
Who was the minotaur realeaped to?
I'm guessing you mean "related to". The Minotaur was the offspring of Minos' wife, Pasiphae, and the Cretan Bull.
Did queen pasiphae have a strange interest in bulls?
Queen Pasiphae was the wife of King Midas. Because Midas would not sacrifice his best bull to Poseidon, the god punished him by creating a lust in Pasiphae for the bull. This is how the Minotaur was born.
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.
What is Minotaur famous for?
The minotaur was a fearful man-eating beast who was half-man and half-bull. He was born to Pasiphae, the wife of King Minos of Crete.
Who was the mother of the Minotaur?
A white bull sent by Poseidon to King Minos for sacrifice.
What did the minotaur stand for?
what does minotaur stand for.
Is minotaur a greek legend?
Yes, the minotaur was originally a greek legend. It was the off spring of Cretan Bull and Pasiphae.
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.
