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Minos

[ mahy-nuhs, -nos ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.
  1. a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.


Minos

/ ˈmaɪnɒs /

noun

  1. Greek myth a king of Crete for whom Daedalus built the Labyrinth to contain the Minotaur
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Later, when the snow-tunnel system came into vogue, the place became another Labyrinth of Minos.

The kindly sea-god sent a splendid offering, but when Minos saw the bull's size and beauty, he resolved to keep it.

The next labor that was assigned to the hero was218 the capture of a mad bull given by Neptune to King Minos.

Although Minos was very wise, he had a subject named Dæd´a-lus who was even wiser than he.

In such beliefs we have a close enough parallel to the traditions of Minos.

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