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Minotaurukseen is a fictional creature featured in the ancient Greek myth of the Labyrinth. It is described as a monstrous being with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The Minotaur was the offspring of Queen Pasiphae of Crete and a sacred bull. King Minos, Pasiphae's husband, ordered the skilled craftsman Daedalus to construct an intricate Labyrinth to contain the creature. The Minotaur was then fed a tribute of Athenian youths and maidens, seven of each every nine years, as a consequence of a past conflict between Athens and Crete. The hero Theseus, prince of Athens, volunteered to be part of this tribute and journeyed to Crete to slay the Minotaur. With the help of Ariadne, Minos's daughter, who provided him with a ball of thread to navigate the Labyrinth, Theseus was able to find and kill the beast, thus ending its reign of terror and freeing Athens from the tribute. The myth of the Minotaur has been a recurring theme in art, literature, and popular culture, symbolizing primal fears, bestial nature, and the challenges of overcoming overwhelming obstacles.