Minos
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
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How to use Minos in a sentence
Later, when the snow-tunnel system came into vogue, the place became another Labyrinth of Minos.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonThe kindly sea-god sent a splendid offering, but when Minos saw the bull's size and beauty, he resolved to keep it.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerThe next labor that was assigned to the hero was218 the capture of a mad bull given by Neptune to King Minos.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerAlthough Minos was very wise, he had a subject named Dæd´a-lus who was even wiser than he.
The Story of the Greeks | H. A. GuerberIn such beliefs we have a close enough parallel to the traditions of Minos.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
British Dictionary definitions for Minos
/ (ˈmaɪnɒs) /
Greek myth a king of Crete for whom Daedalus built the Labyrinth to contain the Minotaur
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