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The '''Minotaur''' was a | |image = Minotaur.jpg | ||
|species = Human | |||
|species2 = Cattle{{!}}bull | |||
|species3 = | |||
|job = Athlete | |||
|affiliation = Kronos | |||
|affiliation2 = King of Minos | |||
|origin = Atlantis | |||
|first = The Mind Robber (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)]]}} | |||
|main actor = Richard Ireson | |||
|other actor = Dave Prowse | |||
}} | |||
The '''Minotaur''' was a being with the head of a [[cattle|bull]] and the body of a [[human|man]]. He was the subject of several myths recorded in [[Greek mythology]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]'', ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') There also existed an extraterrestrial species of [[Minotaur (species)|Minotaurs]], related to the [[Nimon]]s, who fed on [[faith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'') and several other similar-looking species. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Minor Trouble (comic story)|Minor Trouble]]'', ''[[Agent Provocateur (comic story)|Agent Provocateur]]'') | |||
== | == Biography == | ||
=== Origins === | |||
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 (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | |||
=== Imprisonment === | |||
The Minotaur was imprisoned by [[King Minos]] of [[Crete]] in the middle of a huge specially designed [[maze]] built at [[Knossos]], which was called the [[Labyrinth]]. Forced to pay tribute to Minos, [[Athens]] sent seven young men and seven young women every nine years to be devoured by the Minotaur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') According to another account, the Minotaur was imprisoned by the [[King of Minos]], and the sacrifices were not foreigners. | |||
== | One of the tasks set to the superhuman hero [[Hercules]] was to capture the Minotaur, known by then as the "great bull of the King of Minos". Hercules walked into the maze and managed to chain the Minotaur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]'') | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] encountered the Minotaur in the [[Land of Fiction]] | === Death === | ||
However, the Minotaur was back in the Labyrinth by the time of his death. Athenian prince [[Theseus]] insisted on going as one of the men, and helped by [[Ariadne]] - the daughter of King Minos - he slew the Minotaur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') 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 (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'') | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
[[File:Minotaur2.jpg|thumb|right|The Minotaur as seen in the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'')]]The [[Second Doctor]] and The Minotaur's story became a famous myth of the [[Greece|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire|Romans]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]'') Indeed, prior to meeting the Minotaur in person in his [[Third Doctor|next incarnation]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') the [[Second Doctor]] believed the Minotaur to be a fictional character. When he and [[Zoe Heriot]] encountered a simulacrum of the Minotaur in the [[Land of Fiction]], they forced it to vanish by denying its existence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') | |||
The [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]] encountered an illusory Minotaur on [[Caerdroia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]'') By the time of the [[War in Heaven]], the [[Great House]]s' labyrinthine [[records library]] had sprouted a Minotaur librarian calling himself [[Mr Smith (A Labyrinth of Histories)|Mr Smith]]. He knew of the original myth, and highlighted that "the Minotaur" was a lone figure, not a species. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Labyrinth of Histories (audio story)|A Labyrinth of Histories]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The Minotaur's role in ''[[Mythical Monsters (short story)|Mythical Monsters]]'' conflates him with the {{w|Cretan Bull}}, who, in the original mythology, was in fact the Minotaur's sire. | |||
The [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]] encountered an illusory Minotaur on [[Caerdroia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Caerdroia (audio story)|Caerdroia]]'') | |||
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