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Minos
[ mahy-nuhs, -nos ]
noun
- a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
Minos
/ ˈmaɪnɒs /
noun
- Greek myth a king of Crete for whom Daedalus built the Labyrinth to contain the Minotaur
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Later, when the snow-tunnel system came into vogue, the place became another Labyrinth of Minos.
The kindly sea-god sent a splendid offering, but when Minos saw the bull's size and beauty, he resolved to keep it.
The next labor that was assigned to the hero was218 the capture of a mad bull given by Neptune to King Minos.
Although Minos was very wise, he had a subject named Dæd´a-lus who was even wiser than he.
In such beliefs we have a close enough parallel to the traditions of Minos.
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