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{{you may|Minos (mythology)|Minos, son of Zeus}}The '''King of [[Minos]]''' imprisoned the [[Minotaur]] in a [[labyrinth]] and sacrificed seven young men and seven young maidens to it each [[year]] until [[Hercules]] was sent to capture the creature as one of his Labours. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]'') | {{you may|Minos (mythology)|n1=Minos, son of Zeus}}The '''King of [[Minos]]''' imprisoned the [[Minotaur]] in a [[labyrinth]] and sacrificed seven young men and seven young maidens to it each [[year]] until [[Hercules]] was sent to capture the creature as one of his Labours. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]'') | ||
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In the real world, the keeper of the Minotaur was King Minos, King of Crete, rather than a nameless King "of Minos" as claimed in ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]''. A mythological figure named [[Minos (mythology)|Minos]], not identified as King or linked explicitly to the Minotaur, was mentioned in ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]''. | In the real world, the keeper of the Minotaur was King Minos, King of Crete, rather than a nameless King "of Minos" as claimed in ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]''. A mythological figure named [[Minos (mythology)|Minos]], not identified as King or linked explicitly to the Minotaur, was mentioned in ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]''. | ||
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The King of Minos imprisoned the Minotaur in a labyrinth and sacrificed seven young men and seven young maidens to it each year until Hercules was sent to capture the creature as one of his Labours. (PROSE: Mythical Monsters)
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In the real world, the keeper of the Minotaur was King Minos, King of Crete, rather than a nameless King "of Minos" as claimed in Mythical Monsters. A mythological figure named Minos, not identified as King or linked explicitly to the Minotaur, was mentioned in Deadly Reunion.
