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Minos

[mahy-nuhs, -nos]

noun

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



Minos

/ ˈmaɪnɒs /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Nor was he the angry loner who’d followed the ghost of Minos through the Labyrinth.

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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.

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

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“We always like to say Minos likes to create beautiful spaces that kill,” said Robitel.

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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.

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