- Information
- killed by Theseus
- Alternative name
- π€ Asterios (alt. Minotaur)
- Rationalized form
- π€ Tauros (rat. Minotaur)
- Son of
π€ Pasiphae (Cretan) wife of Minos, mother of Minotaur
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Hesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)HesiodPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Ovid, MetamorphosesOvidLatinHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesHeracleitosCallimachus, Hymn to DelosCallimachusEarly Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)CallimachusLucian, The DanceLucianLucianπ€ the Bull of Poseidon sent to Minos on Crete
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Hesiod, EhoiaiEpicHesiodGeometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)HesiodPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Ovid, MetamorphosesOvidLatinHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesHeracleitosLucian, The DanceLucianLucianπ€ Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon) rationalized form of the Bull of Poseidon, father of the Minotaur
Heracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesMythography & HistoriographyHeracleitosGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Apollodoros, LibraryApollodorosEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Lucian, The DanceLucianLucianOvid, MetamorphosesEpicOvidLatin
- Conceived at
π Crete (island) island in the Aegean
Apollodoros, LibraryMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Lucian, The DanceLucianLucian
- Derives etymology from
π€ Minos king of Crete
Heracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesMythography & HistoriographyHeracleitosGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)π€ Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon) rationalized form of the Bull of Poseidon, father of the Minotaur
Heracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesMythography & HistoriographyHeracleitosGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)
- Kills
π₯ the Earlier Athenian Tributes young men and women sent to Minos on Crete prior to the participation of Theseus
Plutarch, TheseusMythography & HistoriographyPlutarchGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Ovid, IbisOvidLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Ovid, MetamorphosesEpic
- Dies at
ποΈ the Labyrinth (Knossos) at Knossos
Apollodoros, EpitomeMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)PausaniasGeographyPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusPlutarchPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)D-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)π¨ Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-41)Wall or panel paintingExclude material sources that MANTO has not ascertained is held in accordance with UNESCO Conventionπ Pompeii (Campania) city destroyed by Vesuvius
π¨ Mosaics from Casa del Labirinto VI 11, 8.10, Pompeii (PALP r6-i11-p10-space-42)Mosaicπ¨ Wall Paintings from Laundry VI 8, 20, Pompeii (PALP r6-i8-p20-space-12)π¨ Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 14-16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p14-space-e)π¨ Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Gavius Rufus VII 2, 16-17, Pompeii (MANN 9043, 9044, 9449; PALP r7-i2-p16-space-o)Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli / National Archaeological Museum, NaplesOvid, MetamorphosesEpicOvidLatinπ Crete (island) island in the Aegean
Pomponius MelaGeographyPomponius MelaLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Servius, Scholia on GeorgicsMythography & HistoriographyServiusLate Antiquity (ca. 306-610 CE)Vergil, GeorgicsVergilLate Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)PausaniasPausaniasGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)βοΈ Ephebic Decree at Athens (EMA 9506 etc; IG II, 2, 1125; 2291a; SEG 50.155; PHI 4527; PHI 3340)π Athens (Attica) city in Attica
Exclude material sources that MANTO has not ascertained is held in accordance with UNESCO ConventionΞΟΞΉΞ³ΟΞ±ΟΞΉΞΊΟ ΞΞΏΟ
ΟΡίο / Epigraphic Museum of Athens
- Killed by
π€ Theseus Athenian hero
Apollodoros, EpitomeMythography & HistoriographyApollodorosGreekEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)PausaniasGeographyPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusPlutarchPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatosLate Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)Early Hellenistic (ca. 336-220 BCE)Pomponius MelaPomponius MelaLatinServius, Scholia on GeorgicsServiusLate Antiquity (ca. 306-610 CE)Vergil, GeorgicsVergilLate Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)π¨ Attic Black-Figure Lid (BM 1859,0301.4; Beazley 7022; LIMC Antaios I 70)VesselLate Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Exclude material sources that MANTO has not ascertained is held in accordance with UNESCO Conventionπ Attica region of the Greek mainland
The British Museum, Londonπ¨ Fragment of Attic Black-Figure Lekythos (Nicholson NM48.284)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Early Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)Nicholson Collection, University of Sydneyπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Kylix (SAM 2243; Beazley 310552; LIMC Anthylla 1)π Vulci (Italy) Etruscan city in Italy
Staatliche Antikensammlungen, MΓΌnchen / National Collections of Antiquities, Munichπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Cup attributed to the Painter of Villa Giulia 3559 (Melbourne 25282; Beazley 5708)University of Melbourne Art Collectionπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to the Light-Make Class (Monash 127.012)Centre for Ancient Cultures Museum Collection, Monash University, Melbourneπ¨ Fragments of Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (RD Milns 85.2740; Beazley 23188)RD Milns Antiquity Museum, University of QueenslandD-Scholia, IliadD-ScholiaLate Imperial (ca. 235-330 CE)π¨ Wall Paintings from House of Menander / Casa del Menandro I 10, 4, Pompeii (PALP r1-i10-p4-space-46)Wall or panel paintingπ Pompeii (Campania) city destroyed by Vesuvius
π¨ Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-41)π¨ Mosaics from Casa del Labirinto VI 11, 8.10, Pompeii (PALP r6-i11-p10-space-42)Mosaicπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa di Meleagro VI 9, 2.13, Pompeii (PALP r6-i9-p2-space-24)π¨ Wall Paintings from Laundry VI 8, 20, Pompeii (PALP r6-i8-p20-space-12)π¨ Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 14-16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p14-space-e)π¨ Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Gavius Rufus VII 2, 16-17, Pompeii (MANN 9043, 9044, 9449; PALP r7-i2-p16-space-o)Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli / National Archaeological Museum, Naplesπ¨ Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 90.12a-b; ASR III, no. 425, pl. 133)Funerary Containerπ Rome (Italy) city in Italy
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cityπ¨ Wall painting from the Basilica, Herculaneum (MANN 9049)π Herculaneum (Campania)π¨ Attic Black-Figure White-Ground Skyphos attributed to the Lancut Group (NAM 639; Beazley 350907)Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)ΞΞΈΞ½ΞΉΞΊΟ ΞΟΟΞ±ΞΉΞΏΞ»ΞΏΞ³ΞΉΞΊΟ ΞΞΏΟ
ΟΡίο / National Archaeological Museum, AthensOvid, MetamorphosesEpicOvidβοΈ Ephebic Decree at Athens (EMA 9506 etc; IG II, 2, 1125; 2291a; SEG 50.155; PHI 4527; PHI 3340)π Athens (Attica) city in Attica
ΞΟΞΉΞ³ΟΞ±ΟΞΉΞΊΟ ΞΞΏΟ
ΟΡίο / Epigraphic Museum of Athensπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B5802)Weaponryπ Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid
π Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese
π Olympia (Elis) home of the Olympic Games
ΞΟΟΞ±ΞΉΞΏΞ»ΞΏΞ³ΞΉΞΊΟ ΞΞΏΟ
ΟΡίο ΞΞ»Ο
ΞΌΟΞ―Ξ±Ο / Archaeological Museum, Olympiaπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8157)π¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1910)π¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B969)π¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4809)π¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1010)π¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B6688)π¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1654)π¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1643)π¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8786)π¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B7520)π¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B112)π¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B160)π¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8383)π¨ Bronze Shieldband from Noicattaro (Bari n/a)π Noicattaro (Italy) modern Italian town in the vicinity of Bari
Santa Scolastica Museo Archeologico, Bari / Archaeological Museum of Bariπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to the Leagros Group (BM 1837,0609.49; LIMC Acheloos 248)π¨ Fragments of Gilded Silver Diadem (Getty 83.AM.343)Jewelryπ Italy large peninsula in the Mediterranean
J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibuπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Amphora attributed to the Taleides Painter (Met 47.11.5)π Acragas (Sicily) city in Sicily, now called Agrigento
πΊ the Sword of Aigeus inherited by Theseus
π¨ Attic Black-Figure Lid (BM 1859,0301.4; Beazley 7022; LIMC Antaios I 70)VesselLate Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Exclude material sources that MANTO has not ascertained is held in accordance with UNESCO Conventionπ Attica region of the Greek mainland
The British Museum, Londonπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Kylix (SAM 2243; Beazley 310552; LIMC Anthylla 1)π Vulci (Italy) Etruscan city in Italy
Staatliche Antikensammlungen, MΓΌnchen / National Collections of Antiquities, Munichπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to the Light-Make Class (Monash 127.012)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Centre for Ancient Cultures Museum Collection, Monash University, Melbourneπ¨ Fragments of Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (RD Milns 85.2740; Beazley 23188)RD Milns Antiquity Museum, University of Queenslandπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B6688)Weaponryπ Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid
π Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese
π Olympia (Elis) home of the Olympic Games
ΞΟΟΞ±ΞΉΞΏΞ»ΞΏΞ³ΞΉΞΊΟ ΞΞΏΟ
ΟΡίο ΞΞ»Ο
ΞΌΟΞ―Ξ±Ο / Archaeological Museum, Olympiaπ¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1643)π¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B7520)π¨ Bronze Shieldband from Noicattaro (Bari n/a)π Noicattaro (Italy) modern Italian town in the vicinity of Bari
Santa Scolastica Museo Archeologico, Bari / Archaeological Museum of BariπΊ the Club of Theseus originally belonging to Periphetes
π¨ Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-41)Wall or panel paintingEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Exclude material sources that MANTO has not ascertained is held in accordance with UNESCO Conventionπ Pompeii (Campania) city destroyed by Vesuvius
π¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B5802)WeaponryLate Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)π Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid
π Argos (city) city in the Peloponnese
π Olympia (Elis) home of the Olympic Games
ΞΟΟΞ±ΞΉΞΏΞ»ΞΏΞ³ΞΉΞΊΟ ΞΞΏΟ
ΟΡίο ΞΞ»Ο
ΞΌΟΞ―Ξ±Ο / Archaeological Museum, Olympiaπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8157)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)
- Dwelling
- ποΈ the Labyrinth (Knossos)
- Related Entities
- π€ Androgeos βπ€ Ariadne βπ€ Artemis βπ€ Athena βπ€ Daidalos βπ€ Poseidon βπ Athens (Attica) βπ Crete (island) βπ€ Theseus βπ€ Pasiphae (Cretan) βπ€ Asterios (alt. Minotaur) βπ€ Minos βπΊ the Sword of Aigeus βποΈ the Labyrinth (Knossos) βπ€ the Minotaur βπΊ the Thread of Ariadne βπ Troizen (Argolid) βπΊ the Club of Theseus βπ€ the Bull of Poseidon βπ€ Dictynna (Cretan) βποΈ the Temple of Artemis Soteira at Troizenβπ₯ the Earlier Athenian Tributes βπ₯ the Final Athenian Tribute βπΊ the Crown of AriadneβπΊ the Replica Cow βπ€ Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon) βπ€ Euanthe (Athenian) βπ€ Lycinos βπ€ Anthylla βπ€ Antias βπ€ Gluce (Athenian) βπ€ Simon (Athenian) βπ€ Enpedo βπ€ Lycios (Athenian) βπ€ Eunice (Athenian) βπ€ Solon (Athenian) βπ€ Timon βπ€ Syon βπ€ Throphos
- Mentioned by
- π Apollodoros, Epitome 1.9βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.1.4βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.15.8βπ Pausanias 3.18.11βπ Pausanias 3.18.16βπ Pausanias 1.24.1βπ Pausanias 2.31.1βπ Plutarch, Theseus 15.2βπ Plutarch, Theseus 19.1βπ Pausanias 1.22.4-1.22.5βπ Pausanias 1.27.9-1.27.10βπ Apollodoros, Library 3.1.3-3.1.4βπ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 93 Mostβπ Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 7βπ Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 2βπ Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 300-315βπ Lucian, A True Story 2.44βπ Lucian, The Dance 49βπ Diodoros, Library 1.61.1-1.61.4βπ Pomponius Mela 2.112βπ Ovid, Ibis 373-374βπ Ovid, Ibis 407-408βπ Strabo 10.4.8βπ Servius, Scholia on Georgics 1.222βπ D-Scholia, Iliad 18.590βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.1-8.151βπ Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.152-8.182ββοΈ Ephebic Decree at Athens (EMA 9506 etc; IG II, 2, 1125; 2291a; SEG 50.155; PHI 4527; PHI 3340)ββοΈ Graffito from Room 18, Casa di Marcus Lucretius IX 3, 5.24, Pompeii (CIL IV 2331; EDR 148378; Trismegistos 525200)
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, EpitomeβApollodoros, LibraryβPlutarch, TheseusβPausaniasβHesiod, EhoiaiβStraboβHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesβPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesβCallimachus, Hymn to DelosβLucian, A True StoryβLucian, The DanceβDiodoros, LibraryβPomponius MelaβD-Scholia, IliadβOvid, IbisβOvid, MetamorphosesβServius, Scholia on Georgics
- Mentioned in citation of
- π Vergil, Georgics 1.204-1.230βπ Euripides fr. 996 Nauck = fr. 637b Metteβπ Euripides fr. 997 Nauck = fr. 637a30 Mette
- Depictions
- π¨ Attic Black-Figure Kylix (SAM 2243; Beazley 310552; LIMC Anthylla 1)βπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Lid (BM 1859,0301.4; Beazley 7022; LIMC Antaios I 70)βπ¨ Discoid Terracotta Object with Relief Decoration (CAMU Ξ 486)βπ¨ Fragment of Attic Black-Figure Lekythos (Nicholson NM48.284)βπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to the Light-Make Class (Monash 127.012)βπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Cup attributed to the Painter of Villa Giulia 3559 (Melbourne 25282; Beazley 5708)βπ¨ Fragments of Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (RD Milns 85.2740; Beazley 23188)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from House of Menander / Casa del Menandro I 10, 4, Pompeii (PALP r1-i10-p4-space-46)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-41)βπ¨ Mosaics from Casa del Labirinto VI 11, 8.10, Pompeii (PALP r6-i11-p10-space-42)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Laundry VI 8, 20, Pompeii (PALP r6-i8-p20-space-12)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa di Meleagro VI 9, 2.13, Pompeii (PALP r6-i9-p2-space-24)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Gavius Rufus VII 2, 16-17, Pompeii (MANN 9043, 9044, 9449; PALP r7-i2-p16-space-o)βπ¨ Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 14-16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p14-space-e)βπ¨ Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 90.12a-b; ASR III, no. 425, pl. 133)βπ¨ Wall painting from the Basilica, Herculaneum (MANN 9049)βπ¨ Attic Black-Figure White-Ground Skyphos attributed to the Lancut Group (NAM 639; Beazley 350907)βπ¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1910)βπ¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B969)βπ¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1643)βπ¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1010)βπ¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B112)βπ¨ Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1654)βπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4809)βπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B5802)βπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8157)βπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8786)βπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8383)βπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B6688)βπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B7520)βπ¨ Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B160)βπ¨ Bronze Shieldband from Noicattaro (Bari n/a)βπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to the Leagros Group (BM 1837,0609.49; LIMC Acheloos 248)βπ¨ Fragments of Gilded Silver Diadem (Getty 83.AM.343)βπ¨ Attic Black-Figure Amphora attributed to the Taleides Painter (Met 47.11.5)
- Reported depictions
- π¨ Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)