King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The ...

The hero Theseus with the help of his beloved, slays the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull monster that demands a sacrifice of seven youths and seven maidens from Athens and Crete.

Peter Feno will portray Asterion the half-human, half-bull Minotaur in ‘Bulls: The Tragedy of Phaedra of Crete.’ He will also portray Phaedra’s stepson, Hippolytus. Phaedra is a queen, but that ...

'Unravelling the Mystery of Knossos and the Minotaur' The legend of the Minotaur and its labyrinth has captivated us for centuries, but is there any evidence of it really existing? History Hit ...