What was the Minotaur the God or Goddess of?

Answer 1

The Minotaur was a bull-headed monster from Crete, offspring of the Cretan Bull and Pasiphae, who was locked in a labyrinth by King Minos and offered a regular sacrifice of maidens and youths to satisfy his cannibalistic hunger, until he was destroyed by Theseus.

The Minotaur's proper name was Asterion, which means "starry one", suggesting he was associated with the constellation Taurus.

The name Minotaur's origin is rather simple. Generally the Minotaur "belonged" to King Minos of Crete. And Taurus means "bull" in Greek. So in general, is basically meant "Minos's Bull".

Answer 2

The Minotaur was a man-bull hybrid born from the wife of the King of Crete and a bull. At first the Minotaur would ravage the island as revenge for the god Neptune who was angry that Minos once tried to trick him. It caused so much Horror that the minotaur had to be contained in an intricate maze.

Because the king of Crete had long battles with Athens. The Athenians sent the King of Crete(Minos) seven virgins boys and girls for sacrifice as a tribute. The Minotaur would devour these sacrificial people as they were locked inside of his maze. So here the Minotaur was used as something that sacrificed Athenian youths as tribute to Minos.

A man-god hero named Theseus was disgusted at this practice and the news that a woman he loved was about to be one of the sacrifices. He entered the maze using a ball of string to track his way out. Upon finding the minotaur, Theseus slew it. And escorted his love interest (the daughter of King Minos) back to safety.

Answer 3

The minotaur is the half-man half-bull that was kept in the labyrinth designed by Daedalus. Seven males and seven females would be fed to it, and once one of these males was the hero Theseus, who, before being given to the beast, seeked the help of Ariadne, the king's daughter, who gave him a magical ball of thread which helped him defeat the minotaur and return safely from the labyrinth

Answer 4

The Minotaur was not a god or godess of anything, just a moster in the Greek myth "Theseus." The Minotaur was created by Poseidon. You could say the Minotaur was the god of bulls though. He was considered one of the most ferocious monsters, and is well known.

Answer 5

Yes. It is a creature of ancient Greek mythology.

Answer 6

the labrynith