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MINOTAURO

What is Miniotauro

The minotaur is a character from Greek mythology, the minotaur is described with the head of a bull and the body of a human, according to mythology, he was exiled to defend the labyrinth of crete specifically in the city of knossos, said labyrinth was designed by Daedalus , who designed it so that the minotaur could not leave the labyrinth, they feed him every 9 years 7 women and 7 men. The term "Mivotaupos" means bull of minos.

The birth of the Minotauro

After ascending to the throne on the island of Crete, Minotaur competed with his brothers. The Minotaur king implored the god of the sea to send him a snow-white bull. Minotaur sacrificing the bull in honor, but due to the bull's beauty, he decided to stay with it. Believing that the god would give him a substitute sacrifice.

The labyrinth of crete

They now believe that the legend of the labyrinth is based on the palace of Knossos. It was a construction as sophisticated and high-tech as said palace. The labyrinth of the Greek legend we could also say as a reference the cave of Gortina on the same island or the dances that were celebrated in the Aegean islands in the dancers of the hand traveled a labyrinth path.

The arrival of theseus to crete

Theseus is an Athenian hero whose greatness and relevance parallel those of Heracles in the Peloponnese. There are two versions of his birth, both link Theseus with the Pelópidas race. One gives him a divine origin as a son of the Aegean. His childhood developed in the kingdom of Trecen. Theseus was very young and went to march to Athens

Why did theseus kill the Minotauro

Theseus was the son of Aegean, king of Athens. Aegean had killed the son of Minos, making Crete siege Athens, which was quickly devastated by hunger and disease, which Aegean had to accept Minos's conditions. Each year they had to deliver 14 young people from the noblest families of the city, seven boys and girls, who were delivered to the Minotaur who was in the city's labyrinth.