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Minotaur

NOUN
  1. (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus

How To Use Minotaur In A Sentence

  • Trangmar's starting point was the Greek myth of Ariadne, who sent a ball of thread twisting through pathways to enable Theseus's safe passage from the Minotaur's labyrinth.
  • Rape, massacre and the consumption of the Minotaur's half-dead sacrificial victims, the Innocents, by the greedy Keres, vulture-like harpies: all were to follow. A chilling masterpiece
  • He 'forgets' to change the colour of his ship's sails from black to white, thus wrongly signalling to his father Aegeus that he has been killed by the Minotaur.
  • In the first-aid room, I come across Evans helping four children to find the scariest way to suggest the presence of a lurking Minotaur using drums, cymbals and sticks.
  • Ariadne is this character in Greek myth who accompanies Theseus on his dangerous expedition to the heart of the labyrinth to kill the dreaded Minotaur.
  • In Greece for example, killing the minotaur is symbolic of a bullfight.
  • There was a bull-headed minotaur walking beside an iron-fingered dactyl. AMERICAN GODS
  • Deep within that dark maze where no man or woman had ever survived the Minotaur's 9)savagery, Theseus killed the monster, then followed the gold thread to freedom.
  • Like the Minotaur. He's a great listener, providing you speak loud enough that he can hear you over his cud-chewing.
  • The collection includes a ferocious Minotaur, the mythical half-human, half-bull, made from welded spoons, nutcrackers and windscreen wipers.
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