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[[File:Minotaur2.jpg|thumb|right|The Minotaur of the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[ | [[File:Minotaur2.jpg|thumb|right|The Minotaur of the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'')]] | ||
[[File:Minotaur.jpg|thumb|right|The minotaur of [[Atlantis]]. ([[ | [[File:Minotaur.jpg|thumb|right|The minotaur of [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'')]] | ||
The '''Minotaur''' was a creature from [[Greek]] [[mythology]]. It was said to have the head of a [[cattle|bull]] and the body of a [[human|man]]. | The '''Minotaur''' was a creature from [[Greek]] [[mythology]]. It was said to have the head of a [[cattle|bull]] and the body of a [[human|man]]. | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] encountered the Minotaur in the [[Land of Fiction]]. It vanished when they denied its existence. ([[ | The [[Second Doctor]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] encountered the Minotaur in the [[Land of Fiction]]. It vanished when they denied its existence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber]]'') | ||
The [[Third Doctor]] learned that the Minotaur was real during a trip to [[Atlantis]]. The creature was formerly a member of [[Dalios]]'s court, a great athlete who desired the strength of a bull and a long life in which to use it. [[Kronos]] granted him his wish, and the creature was made guardian of the [[Crystal of Kronos]] until the Doctor defeated it. ([[ | The [[Third Doctor]] learned that the Minotaur was real during a trip to [[Atlantis]]. The creature was formerly a member of [[Dalios]]'s court, a great athlete who desired the strength of a bull and a long life in which to use it. [[Kronos]] granted him his wish, and the creature was made guardian of the [[Crystal of Kronos]] until the Doctor defeated it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') | ||
The Greek hero [[Theseus]] was renowned for fighting the Minotaur. The [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed to have given Theseus the ball of string that he used to find his way around the labyrinth in which the Minotaur resided. ([[ | The Greek hero [[Theseus]] was renowned for fighting the Minotaur. The [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed to have given Theseus the ball of string that he used to find his way around the labyrinth in which the Minotaur resided. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'') | ||
:''It is unknown if this is the same Minotaur from Atlantis or a different one.'' | :''It is unknown if this is the same Minotaur from Atlantis or a different one.'' | ||
Extraterrestrial life forms which resembled the Minotaur included the [[Nimon]]s, a related species called [[Minotaur (species)|the Minotaurs]] who were the Nimons' "distant cousins", the [[Tauride]] and [[Taureau]]'s race. ([[ | Extraterrestrial life forms which resembled the Minotaur included the [[Nimon]]s, a related species called [[Minotaur (species)|the Minotaurs]] who were the Nimons' "distant cousins", the [[Tauride]] and [[Taureau]]'s race. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'', ''[[The God Complex]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Minor Trouble]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]'') | ||
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