Facts about Cretan Minotaur

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   Ancient artistic depictions of the Cretan Minotaur typically show a human body with the head of a bull, though some early representations reversed this arrangement.

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   Theseus, the hero of Athens, slew the Cretan Minotaur and escaped the Labyrinth by following a thread given to him by Ariadne, daughter of King Minos.

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   Athens was required to send a tribute of seven young men and seven maidens to Crete periodically, to be fed to the Cretan Minotaur.

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   In Greek mythology, the Cretan Minotaur was confined within the Labyrinth, a maze-like structure built by the craftsman Daedalus at the command of King Minos.

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   The Cretan Minotaur, named Asterion in some ancient sources, was said to be born of Pasiphae and a bull sent by the god Poseidon.

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