Chiefly Greek Mythology. A monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull.
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > characters from classical mythology > miscellaneous (8) minotaureOE Chiefly Greek Mythology. A monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull. Tantalusc1369 Name of a mythical king of Phrygia, son of Zeus and the nymph Pluto, condemned, for revealing the secrets of the gods, to stand in Tartarus up to… Aegipan1538 A goat-like creature similar to a satyr. Also: (the name of) a Greek god resembling, and sometimes considered to be identical to, the god Pan (see Pan… Pandora1581 allusively. A person or thing (typically a woman) likened in some way to Pandora. See Pandora's box, n. Briareus1589 An imaginary monster or person resembling Briareus, spec. in having a hundred, or many, hands or arms. Hence: a person capable of doing many… Laocoön1601 The name of a legendary Trojan priest who, with his two sons, was crushed to death by two sea-serpents (Virgil Aeneid ii. 40–56, 199–231), used… hippalektryon1822 A mythical creature with the head, shoulders, and forelegs of a horse and the wings, tail, and legs of a cockerel. Subcategories:— Pandora's box (1) |
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