Minotauro
Minotauro is the Spanish and Portuguese name for the Minotaur, a creature from Greek mythology described as having the head of a bull and the body of a man. In myth, it dwelled in the labyrinth on the island of Crete, a maze designed by the craftsman Daedalus for King Minos.
The Minotaur's origin stems from Pasiphaë, queen of Crete and wife of Minos, who was cursed by
The most famous version of the tale follows Theseus, who enters the labyrinth with the aid of
In later culture, the Minotaur has become a symbol of otherness and the perilous complexity of mazes
In contemporary usage, Minotauro is commonly used as the name of the creature in Spanish- and Portuguese-language