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# minotaur

«minotaur» in Mova's school dictionary: **a monster in Greek myths with the body of a man and the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, proper name (the Minotaur)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) The Minotaur is a monster in Greek myths with the body of a man and the head of a bull. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#m1)

2) It lived in a maze called the Labyrinth on the island of Crete, and the hero Theseus killed it with help from Ariadne's thread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and literature lessons on Ancient Greece and myths; in maze puzzles. It tells the reader of danger hidden in a maze. Phrases: «Theseus and the Minotaur», «the Labyrinth».

### examples

- Theseus fought the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x1)
- The Minotaur had a bull's head and a man's body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x2)
- Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread to find his way out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x3)
- King Minos kept the Minotaur on Crete. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x4)
- We drew a maze with the Minotaur in the middle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x5)
- The Minotaur is a myth, not a real animal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x6)
- In the story, young people were sent to the Minotaur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x7)
- Our class acted out Theseus and the Minotaur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x8)
- If morning finds thee here, my father will avenge the Minotaur." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/#x9)

### note

Usually «the Minotaur», with a capital M. Say «MY-nuh-tor». «Mino» comes from King Minos, «taur» means bull. It is a myth; there is no evidence such a creature lived.

### In the corpora

- [The Minotaur is a myth, but bull-leaping was a real sport or ritual of the Minoans.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/11-ancient-greece-city-states-athens-and-sparta/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «minotaur» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minotaur/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.