- Information
- killed by Theseus
- Alternative name
- 👤 Asterios (alt. Minotaur)
- Rationalized form
- 👤 Tauros (rat. Minotaur)
- Son of
- 👤 Pasiphae (Cretan) 👤 Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon) 👤 the Bull of Poseidon
- Conceived at
- 🌍 Crete (island)
- Born at
- 🌍 Crete (island)
- Derives etymology from
- 👤 Minos 👤 Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon)
- Kills
- 👥 the Earlier Athenian Tributes
- Dies at
- 🌍 Crete (island) 🏛️ the Labyrinth (Knossos)
- Killed by
- 🏺 the Sword of Aigeus 👤 Theseus
- Dwelling
- 🏛️ the Labyrinth (Knossos)
- Depictions
- 🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) 💠 the Throne of Apollo (Amyclai) 🖌️ Attic Black-Figure Cup attributed to the Painter of Villa Giulia 3559 (Melbourne 25282; Beazley 5708P-LOD )🖌️ Attic Black-Figure Kylix (SAM 2243; Beazley 310552; LIMC Anthylla 1P-LOD )🖌️ Attic Black-Figure Lid (BM 1859,0301.4; Beazley 7022; LIMC Antaios I 70P-LOD )🖌️ Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to the Light-Make Class (Monash 127.012P-LOD )🖌️ Discoid Terracotta Object with Relief Decoration (CAMU Δ 486P-LOD )🖌️ Fragment of Attic Black-Figure Lekythos (Nicholson NM48.284P-LOD )🖌️ Fragments of Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (RD Milns 85.2740; Beazley 23188P-LOD )
- Related Entities
- 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Crete (island) 🌍 Troizen (Argolid) 🏛️ the Labyrinth (Knossos) 🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Soteira (Troizen) 🏺 the Replica Cow 🏺 the Sword of Aigeus 🏺 the Thread of Ariadne 👤 Androgeos 👤 Anthylla 👤 Antias 👤 Ariadne 👤 Asterios (alt. Minotaur) 👤 Athena 👤 Daidalos 👤 Enpedo 👤 Euanthe 👤 Eunice (Athenian) 👤 Gluce (Athenian) 👤 Lycinos 👤 Lycios (Athenian) 👤 Minos 👤 Pasiphae (Cretan) 👤 Poseidon 👤 Simon (Athenian) 👤 Solon (Athenian) 👤 Syon 👤 Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon) 👤 Theseus 👤 Throphos 👤 Timon 👤 the Bull of Poseidon 👤 the Minotaur 👥 the Earlier Athenian Tributes 👥 the Final Athenian Tribute 💠 the Throne of Apollo (Amyclai)
- Appears in
- 📜 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.9📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.1.3-3.1.4📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.1.4📜 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.8📜 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 300-315📜 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.590📜 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 7📜 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 93 Most📜 Lucian, The Dance 49📜 Ovid, Ibis 373-374📜 Ovid, Ibis 407-408📜 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 2📜 Pausanias 1.24.1📜 Pausanias 1.27.9-1.27.10📜 Pausanias 2.31.1📜 Pausanias 3.18.11📜 Pausanias 3.18.16📜 Plutarch, Theseus 15.2📜 Plutarch, Theseus 19.1📜 Pomponius Mela 2.112📜 Strabo 10.4.8
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryCallimachus, Hymn to DelosD-Scholia, IliadHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesHesiod, EhoiaiLucian, The DanceOvid, IbisPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusPomponius MelaStrabo