Minotaurus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Mīnōtaurus: i, m., = Μινώταυρος,
I a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man, the fruit of the intercourse of Pasiphaë, the wife of Minos, with a bull. Minos caused him to be shut up in the labyrinth and fed with human flesh. The Athenians were obliged to deliver to him seven boys and as many maidens every year, until Theseus destroyed him, and, with the aid of Ariadne's clew, escaped from the labyrinth: Minotaurus putatur esse genitus, cum Pasiphaë Minois regis uxor dicitur concubuisse cum tauro. Sed affirmant alii, Taurum fuisse nomen adulteri, Paul. ex Fest. p. 148 Müll.: proles biformis Minotaurus, Verg. A. 6, 25; cf. Ov. M. 7, 456; 8, 152 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 41: Minotauri effigies inter signa militaria est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 148 Müll.—Comically: offensione Minotauri, i. e. Calvisii et Tauri, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Mīnōtaurus,¹⁵ ī, m. (Μινώταυρος), Minotaure [monstre moitié homme, moitié taureau, fils de Pasiphaé ; fut tué par Thésée] : Virg. En. 6, 25 ; Ov. M. 7, 456 ; Hyg. Fab. 41 ; P. Fest. 148 || [plais^t] Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

Mīnōtaurus, ī, m. (Μινώταυρος), Sohn der Pasiphaë, der Gemahlin des Minos, mit einem Stiere gezeugt, daher halb Mensch und halb Stier, den Minos in dem knossischen Labyrinth mit den Jünglingen und Jungfrauen fütterte, die die Athener als Tribut ihm liefern mußten, bis endlich Theseus den Minotaurus tötete und durch Hilfe der Ariadne glücklich aus dem Labyrinthe kam, Hyg. fab. 41. Verg. Aen. 6, 26; vgl. Ov. met. 8, 152 sqq.; fast. 3, 459 sqq. Veget. mil 3, 6. p. 76, 11 L². – scherzh., offensione Minotauri, i.e. Calvisii et Tauri, Cic. ep. 12, 25, 1.

Wikipedia EN

Minotaur bust (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (Ancient Greek: Μινώταυρος; in Latin as Minotaurus) is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull". He dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus, on the command of King Minos of Crete. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.

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