Minos
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Historians see in the myth a distant memory of the earlier civilization on Crete and use the term Minoan, derived from Minos, to describe it.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
She wants justice and vengeance on Minos, but she’s so smart she can’t help but solve whatever puzzle is in front of her.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2021
When the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans discovered the 4,000-year-old Palace of Minos on Crete in 1900, he saw the vestiges of a long-lost civilization whose artefacts set it apart from later Bronze-Age Greeks.
From Scientific American • May 15, 2013
Michelangelo includes Charon and Minos, the boatman and judge of the Greek underworld.
From BBC • May 13, 2013
That had to be Minos, and I had to convince Nico not to listen to him.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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