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Minos

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Mi·nos  (mns, -ns)
n. Greek Mythology
A king of Crete, the son of Zeus and Europa, who was made one of the three judges in the underworld after his death.
Minos [ˈmaɪnɒs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Crete for whom Daedalus built the Labyrinth to contain the Minotaur
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Noun1.Minos - son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
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Minos [ˈmaɪnɒs] n → Minosse m
Minos [ˈmaɪnɒs] n → Minosse m


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For they say, that when Lycurgus ceased to be guardian to King Charilles he went abroad and spent a long time with his relations in Crete, for the Lycians are a colony of the Lacedaemonians; and those who first settled there adopted that body of laws which they found already established by the inhabitants; in like manner also those who now live near them have the very laws which Minos first drew up.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
Some say, indeed, that this Talus was hammered out for King Minos by Vulcan himself, the skilfullest of all workers in metal.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
No sooner had Minos the fellow judge of Rhadamanthus said this, than Rhadamanthus rising up said:
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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