Cretan bull

American  

noun

Greek Legend.

1. a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.

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Etymology

Origin of Cretan bull

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Capture of the Cretan bull subsequently slain by Theseus at Marathon.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

The seventh labor was the capture of the Cretan bull.

From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Dillaway, Charles K.

The Cretan Bull.—The seventh labour of Heracles was to capture the Cretan bull.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.