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The Minotaur is the first infernal guardian whom Virgil and Dante encounter within the walls of Dis. The Minotaur seems to represent the entire zone of Violence, much as Geryon represents Fraud in Canto XVI, and serves a similar role as gatekeeper for the entire seventh Circle.
The Minotaur was one of the most famous and gruesome monsters in Ancient Greek mythology, usually portrayed with the body of a man and the head of a bull. Born from the unnatural union of Pasiphae and the Cretan Bull , the Minotaur resided at the center of the Labyrinth, designed specifically to hide him from view at the request of Pasiphae ...
Minotaur, in Greek mythology, a fabulous monster of Crete that had the body of a man and the head of a bull. It was the offspring of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a snow-white bull sent to Minos by the god Poseidon for sacrifice.
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Il Minotauro (in greco antico: Μινώταυρος?, Minṓtauros) è una figura della mitologia greca. Figlio del Toro di Creta e di Pasifae, regina di Creta, era un essere mostruoso e feroce, con il corpo di un uomo e la testa di un toro che nacque per volere di Poseidone, il dio del mare, che intendeva punire il re di Creta, Minosse .
1 set 2013 · In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a monster with the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull. The Minotaur was the offspring of the Cretan Queen Pasiphae and a majestic bull. Due to the Minotaur's monstrous form, King Minos ordered the craftsman, Daedalus, and his son, Icarus, to build a huge maze known as the Labyrinth to
3 giu 2024 · The Minotaur was one of the most famous and frightening monsters in ancient Greek mythology, usually portrayed with the body of a man and the head of a bull. Born from the unnatural union of Pasiphas and the Cretan Bull, the Minotaur resided in the center of the Labyrinth, specifically designed to hide him from view at the request of ...
23 mag 2017 · The Minotaur is an ancient Greek monster, half-man and half-bull. The beast is most famous for dwelling inside a labyrinth, where he devoured 14 human sacrifices each year.
