minotaur

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение minotaur в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь: {i} yarı insan yarı boğa canavar [mit.]; (isim) yarı insan yarı boğa canavar [mit.]; yarı insan yarı boğa canavar

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение minotaur в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: The Minotaur, a minotaur who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus; A monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; in ancient Greek stories, a creature which was half a man and half a bull (=a male cow) , which was kept in a labyrinth (=a complicated network of paths which it is difficult to find your way out of) and was given young men and women to eat. It was killed by Theseus. In Greek mythology, a monster of Crete with the body of a man and the head of a bull. It was the offspring of Pasiphaë , wife of King Minos, and a snow-white bull sent by Poseidon and intended for sacrifice. When Minos kept it instead, the god punished him by making his wife fall in love with the bull. The Minotaur (whose name means "Minos bull") was imprisoned in the Labyrinth built by Daedalus. After defeating Athens in a war, Minos forced the Athenians to send human tribute to be devoured by the Minotaur. The third year the tribute was sent, Theseus volunteered to go, and with the help of Ariadne he killed the monster; {n} a fabled monster, half man, half bull; {i} monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man (Greek Mythology); (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus; A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by Dædalus in Crete