Cretan bull
nounGreek Legend.
a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
Origin of Cretan bull
1First recorded in 1930–35
- Also called Marathonian bull.
Words Nearby Cretan bull
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