Minos

[ mahy-nuhs, -nos ]

/ ˈmaɪ nəs, -nɒs /

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noun Classical Mythology.

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

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Words nearby Minos

minor suit, minor tenace, minor term, minor tranquilizer, minor triad, Minos, Minot, Minotaur, minoxidil, Minsk, minster

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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 Mawson
The 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 Baker
The 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 Baker
Although 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. Guerber

In such beliefs we have a close enough parallel to the traditions of Minos.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for Minos

Minos

/ (ˈmaɪnɒs) /

noun

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

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