Minotaur
noun
Mi·no·taur
ˈmi-nə-ˌtȯr 
ˈmī-
ˈmī-
also -ˌtär
: a monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull, confined in the labyrinth built by Daedalus for Minos, and given a periodic tribute of youths and maidens as food until slain by Theseus
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What of Daedalus, the architect who created the awful labyrinth imprisoning both the Minotaur and his victims?
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Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The book will be published in spring 2026 from Minotaur Books.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Percy, enraged, slays the Minotaur, but passes out after the battle.
—EW.com, 22 July 2025
Py for the programming language Python, and Theus for Theseus, after the Greek hero who killed the mythical Minotaur.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 July 2025
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Natalie Zutter
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The book will be published in spring 2026 from Minotaur Books.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Percy, enraged, slays the Minotaur, but passes out after the battle.
—EW.com, 22 July 2025
Py for the programming language Python, and Theus for Theseus, after the Greek hero who killed the mythical Minotaur.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for Minotaur
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“Minotaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Minotaur. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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