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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]]: | 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]]: {{cs|Mythical Monsters (short story)}}, {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) There also existed an extraterrestrial species of [[Minotaur (species)|Minotaurs]], related to the [[Nimon]]s, who fed on [[faith]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The God Complex (TV story)}}) and several other similar-looking species ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Agent Provocateur (comic story)}}) including the [[Tauride]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Minor Trouble (comic story)}}) | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Origins === | === 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 [[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]]: {{cs|The Time Monster (TV story)}}) | ||
=== Imprisonment === | === Imprisonment === | ||
[[File:Hercules and the Minotaur.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hercules]] prepares to chain the Minotaur. ([[PROSE]]: | [[File:Hercules and the Minotaur.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hercules]] prepares to chain the Minotaur. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mythical Monsters (short story)}})]] | ||
The Minotaur was imprisoned by [[Minos (mythology)|King Minos]] of [[Crete]] in the middle of a huge, especially-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]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) 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]]: | 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]]: {{cs|Mythical Monsters (short story)}}) | ||
=== Death === | === 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]]: | 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]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) 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]]: {{cs|The Creature from the Pit (TV story)}}) | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
[[File:Minotaur2.jpg|thumb|right|The Minotaur as seen in the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Minotaur2.jpg|thumb|right|The Minotaur as seen in the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}})]] | ||
The Minotaur's story became a famous myth of the [[Greece|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire|Romans]]. ([[PROSE]]: | The Minotaur's story became a famous myth of the [[Greece|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire|Romans]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mythical Monsters (short story)}}) Indeed, prior to meeting the Minotaur in person in his [[Third Doctor|next incarnation]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Monster (TV story)}}) 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]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) [[Missy]] mentioned the Minotaur as one of the numerous characters she had defeated in order to take over the Land. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wonderful Doctor of Oz (novel)}}) | ||
[[Homer]] recounted that the Greeks were "mad as minotaurs" about the [[Troy|Trojans]] controlling the [[Bosphorus]]. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Homer]] recounted that the Greeks were "mad as minotaurs" about the [[Troy|Trojans]] controlling the [[Bosphorus]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Myth Makers (novelisation)}}) | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]] encountered an illusory Minotaur on [[Caerdroia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]] encountered an illusory Minotaur on [[Caerdroia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Caerdroia (audio story)}}) 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]]: {{cs|A Labyrinth of Histories (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] faced a minotaur in the virtual fantasy world created by [[Craig Phillips]]. ([[COMIC]]: | The [[Tenth Doctor]] faced a minotaur in the virtual fantasy world created by [[Craig Phillips]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|F.A.Q. (comic story)|F.A.Q.}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
