MinotaurThe ancient Cretan Minotaur was a ravenous monstrosity who could only be sated with human fl

Minotaur

The ancient Cretan Minotaur was a ravenous monstrosity who could only be sated with human flesh. At the behest of King Minos of Crete, a giant labyrinth was constructed to contain the man-bull. Athenian boys and girls were sacrificed to the Minotaur every nine years as tithe and tribute to the Cretan kingdom for a lost war. The Athenian hero Theseus eventually took it upon himself to traverse the Minotaur’s maze and slay the man-bull in order to stop the cycle of sacrifice.