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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

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