Who was Minos?
Q: Who was Minos?
A: Minos was the mythical first king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa.
Q: What did Minos do every nine years?
A: Every nine years, he made King Aegeus pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to Daedalus' creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by the Minotaur.
Q: Who was Pasophae?
A: Pasophae was Minos' wife.
Q: How did Poseidon punish Minos for cheating him in a sacrifice?
A: Poseidon punished him by having Pasophae fall in love with a bull.
Q: What did Daedalus do to help Pasophae?
A: To help her, Daedalus made a mechanical cow for her, and she got into it. The bull mated with the wooden cow and Pasophae had a child - the Minotaur - which was half human and half bull.
Q: Where did King Minos put the Minotaur?
A: King Minos took the Minotaur and put it in a labrynth or maze built by Daedalus.
Q: Why is the civilization named after him?
A: The Minoan civilization was later named after him by Arthur Evans who discovered and excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete.
