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Minos was competing with his brothers to rule Crete. Minos prayed to Poseidon to send a white bull as a sign of support for him to be king. Minos was to kill the bull as a sacrifice to Poseidon, but kept the bull because of its beauty. He thought Poseidon would not care, and Minos sacrificed his own bull. This angered Poseidon or Minos was disobedient and made Poseidon think he was not worthy. Poseidon cursed Minos' wife.
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∙ 12y agoBecause of Minos's disobedience and disregard to pay homage to Poseidon
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Where did king Minos get the Minotaur?
It was born by his wife, who had an affair with a bull sent by Poseidon.
Did Poseidon make the minotaur?
King Minos wanted to prove that he deserved to be king so he asked Poseidon to send a bull for him to sacrifice. However, Minos did not want to sacrifice the bull because of its beauty. As punishment, Poseidon had Aphrodite, goddess of love, make Minos' wife fall in love with the bull. The result was the half-man half-bull creature, the Minotaur.
How was the minotaur made?
Poseidon, god of the sea, had gives Minos, king of Crete, a bull to be sacrificed to him. Minos liked it so the bull never got sacrificed. Poseidon got mad and caused romance between the bull and Minos' wife. The result of this relationship was the Minotaur, half man, half bull.
Who were the minotaurs parents?
The Minotaurs proper name was Asterion, "the starry one,"gifted to him by Pasiphae "All Shining", the immortal daughter of sun-god Helios. She was at the time married to King Minos of Crete; the Cretan bull was sent froth from the sea by Poseidon to be sacrificed, but when Minos did not, Poseidon was angered and caused Pasiphae to be cursed with the desire to couple with it while hidden inside a wooden cow crafted by the artificer Daidalos.
Who killed king Minos son?
If you mean the Minotaur, the son of the wife of Minos by a bull, it was killed by the hero Theseus.
Who was the mother of the Minotaur?
A white bull sent by Poseidon to King Minos for sacrifice.
Where did king Minos get the Minotaur?
It was born by his wife, who had an affair with a bull sent by Poseidon.
What is the minotaurs role in greek mythology?
The Minotaur was the offspring of King Minos' wife and a bull, after Minos tricked Poseidon and Poseidon made the girl fall in love with the bull. King Minos released the monster into Daedelus' Labyrinth, where Theseus later killed it.
Did Poseidon make the minotaur?
King Minos wanted to prove that he deserved to be king so he asked Poseidon to send a bull for him to sacrifice. However, Minos did not want to sacrifice the bull because of its beauty. As punishment, Poseidon had Aphrodite, goddess of love, make Minos' wife fall in love with the bull. The result was the half-man half-bull creature, the Minotaur.
How was the minotaur made?
Poseidon, god of the sea, had gives Minos, king of Crete, a bull to be sacrificed to him. Minos liked it so the bull never got sacrificed. Poseidon got mad and caused romance between the bull and Minos' wife. The result of this relationship was the Minotaur, half man, half bull.
What sort of animal is a monitor?
If you mean a Minotaur, it was a mythical monster that was half bull and half human. Minos, the king of Crete, had offended the god, Poseidon so Poseidon decided to get even. He had Minos' wife, Pasiphae fall madly in love with and mate with a bull. The Minotaur was the offspring.
Who born The Minotaur?
Minotaur was bornt by Pasifae, wife of Minos, king of Crete. Poseidon sent a white bull to Minos to sucrifice him in order to give him his support against his brothers who wanted his throne. But Minos sucrificed another bull hoping that he would deceive the god. Poseidon was then angry and made his wife fall in love with the white bull. So by her cοupling with the bull, Minotaur was bornt.
What Greek god made the Labyrinth?
None King Minos of Crete commanded Daedalus to build the labyrinth to hid the minotaur the offspring of his wife and a bull from Poseidon
What gods are there in Theseus and the Minotaur?
Poseidon made King Minos's wife bear the Minotaur and Aphrodite gave Ariadne (air-ee-add-knee) the magical string.
In greek legend thesus and the minotuar what kind of creture was the minoutere?
The minotaur was a man with the head of a bull. Poseidon gave a white bull to king Minos, who was supposed to sacrifice it to the god. Instead, Minos kept it, and so Poseidon caused Minos' wife Pasiphae to fall in love with the bull. Daedalus helped her build a wooden cow and she hid inside it in order to mate with the bull. The resulting child was the minotaur, or "Minos's bull".
Who were the minotaurs parents?
The Minotaurs proper name was Asterion, "the starry one,"gifted to him by Pasiphae "All Shining", the immortal daughter of sun-god Helios. She was at the time married to King Minos of Crete; the Cretan bull was sent froth from the sea by Poseidon to be sacrificed, but when Minos did not, Poseidon was angered and caused Pasiphae to be cursed with the desire to couple with it while hidden inside a wooden cow crafted by the artificer Daidalos.
How was the Minotour born?
Minos, king of crete, received a beautiful white bull as a gift from Poseidon. He was meant to sacrifice it to Poseidon, but found it so beautiful that he sacrificed another bull instead. Angry, Poseidon made Minos' wife Pasiphae fall in love with the bull. She had the kings' engineer, Daedalus, construct a cow suit for her. In this the bull made her pregnant. When the child was born, it was half man and half bull. Mino means Minos, taur means bull.
