Minos

American  

[mahy-nuhs, -nos] / ˈmaɪ nəs, -nɒs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

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Minos British  

/ ˈmaɪnɒs /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Crete for whom Daedalus built the Labyrinth to contain the Minotaur

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Example Sentences

Nor was he the angry loner who’d followed the ghost of Minos through the Labyrinth.

From Literature

Given the psychosexual complexity he cultivated, it’s little surprise that Picasso identified with the Minotaur — part bull, part man — who did battle in Greek mythology with Theseus in King Minos’s Cretan labyrinth.

From Washington Post

Europa subsequently gave birth to Minos, the first in a great line of ancient European kings and law-giving judges.

From Washington Post

Now she’s determined to go after the dastardly Minos organization that runs the games that killed her friends, so the pals set off for New York to do some recon.

From Seattle Times

In the early days of development, Hades — then referred to as “Minos” — followed Theseus as he explored the labyrinth of Crete.

From The Verge