Minotaur. A celebrated monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The labyrinth in which it was kept was constructed by Daedalus. This monster was slain by Theseus, with the assistance of Ariadne, the daughter of Minos. [Theseus.] Daedalus having fled from Crete to escape the wrath of Minos, Minos followed him to Sicily, and was there slain by Cocalus and his daughters.
