- Information
- killed by Theseus
- Alternative name
- 👤 Asterios (alt. Minotaur)
- Rationalized form
- 👤 Tauros (rat. Minotaur)
- Son of
- 👤 Pasiphae (Cretan) 👤 the Bull of Poseidon 👤 Tauros (rat. 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
- 👤 Theseus 🏺 the Sword of Aigeus 🏺 the Club of Theseus
- Dwelling
- 🏛️ the Labyrinth (Knossos)
- Related Entities
- 👤 Androgeos 👤 Ariadne 👤 Artemis 👤 Athena 👤 Daidalos 👤 Poseidon 🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Crete (island) 👤 Theseus 👤 Pasiphae (Cretan) 👤 Asterios (alt. Minotaur) 👤 Minos 🏺 the Sword of Aigeus 🏛️ the Labyrinth (Knossos) 👤 the Minotaur 🏺 the Thread of Ariadne 🌍 Troizen (Argolid) 🏺 the Club of Theseus 👤 the Bull of Poseidon 👤 Dictynna (Cretan) 🏛️ the Temple of Artemis Soteira at Troizen 👥 the Earlier Athenian Tributes 👥 the Final Athenian Tribute 🏺 the Crown of Ariadne 🏺 the Replica Cow 👤 Tauros (rat. Bull of Poseidon) 👤 Euanthe (Athenian) 👤 Lycinos 👤 Anthylla 👤 Antias 👤 Gluce (Athenian) 👤 Simon (Athenian) 👤 Enpedo 👤 Lycios (Athenian) 👤 Eunice (Athenian) 👤 Solon (Athenian) 👤 Timon 👤 Syon 👤 Throphos
- Mentioned by
- 📖 Apollodoros, Epitome 1.9 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.1.4 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.8 📖 Pausanias 3.18.11 📖 Pausanias 3.18.16 📖 Pausanias 1.24.1 📖 Pausanias 2.31.1 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 15.2 📖 Plutarch, Theseus 19.1 📖 Pausanias 1.22.4-1.22.5 📖 Pausanias 1.27.9-1.27.10 📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.1.3-3.1.4 📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 93 Most 📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 7 📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 2 📖 Callimachus, Hymn to Delos 300-315 📖 Lucian, A True Story 2.44 📖 Lucian, The Dance 49 📖 Pomponius Mela 2.112 📖 Ovid, Ibis 373-374 📖 Ovid, Ibis 407-408 📖 Strabo 10.4.8 📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.590 ⚒️ Ephebic Decree at Athens (EMA 9506 etc; IG II, 2, 1125; 2291a; SEG 50.155; PHI 4527; PHI 3340) ⚒️ Graffito from Room 18, Casa di Marcus Lucretius IX 3, 5.24, Pompeii (CIL IV 2331; EDR 148378; Trismegistos 525200)
- Mentioned in Text
- Apollodoros, Epitome Apollodoros, Library Plutarch, Theseus Pausanias Hesiod, Ehoiai Strabo Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories Callimachus, Hymn to Delos Lucian, A True Story Lucian, The Dance Pomponius Mela D-Scholia, Iliad Ovid, Ibis
- Mentioned in citation of
- 📖 Euripides fr. 996 Nauck = fr. 637b Mette 📖 Euripides fr. 997 Nauck = fr. 637a30 Mette
- Depictions
- 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Kylix (SAM 2243; Beazley 310552; LIMC Anthylla 1) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Lid (BM 1859,0301.4; Beazley 7022; LIMC Antaios I 70) 🎨 Discoid Terracotta Object with Relief Decoration (CAMU Δ 486) 🎨 Fragment of Attic Black-Figure Lekythos (Nicholson NM48.284) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora attributed to the Light-Make Class (Monash 127.012) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Cup attributed to the Painter of Villa Giulia 3559 (Melbourne 25282; Beazley 5708) 🎨 Fragments of Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora (RD Milns 85.2740; Beazley 23188) 🎨 Wall Paintings from House of Menander / Casa del Menandro I 10, 4, Pompeii (PALP r1-i10-p4-space-46) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Centenario IX 8, 3.7, Pompeii (PALP r9-i8-p3-space-41) 🎨 Mosaics from Casa del Labirinto VI 11, 8.10, Pompeii (PALP r6-i11-p10-space-42) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Laundry VI 8, 20, Pompeii (PALP r6-i8-p20-space-12) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Meleagro VI 9, 2.13, Pompeii (PALP r6-i9-p2-space-24) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Gavius Rufus VII 2, 16-17, Pompeii (MANN 9043, 9044, 9449; PALP r7-i2-p16-space-o) 🎨 Wall Paintings from Private Dwelling IX 5, 14-16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i5-p14-space-e) 🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 90.12a-b; ASR III, no. 425, pl. 133) 🎨 Wall painting from the Basilica, Herculaneum (MANN 9049) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure White-Ground Skyphos attributed to the Lancut Group (NAM 639; Beazley 350907) 🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1910) 🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B969) 🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1643) 🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1010) 🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B112) 🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1654) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4809) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B5802) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8157) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8786) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8383) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B6688) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B7520) 🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B160) 🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Noicattaro (Bari n/a) 🎨 Attic Black-Figure Hydria attributed to the Leagros Group (BM 1837,0609.49; LIMC Acheloos 248) 🎨 Fragments of Gilded Silver Diadem (Getty 83.AM.343)
- Reported depictions
- 🎨 Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)