minos in English

noun
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a legendary king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. His wife Pasiphaë gave birth to the Minotaur; Minos later exacted tribute from Athens in the form of young people to be devoured by the monster.

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1. Minos Kokkinakis, my Bible student back in Crete.

2. Ariadne A daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë or Creta

3. The case involved Minos Kokkinakis, then 84 years old.

4. In Greek mythology, Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos

5. Ariadne, in Greek mythology, daughter of Pasiphae and the Cretan king Minos

6. Ariadne was one of the many children of King Minos 2 of Crete

7. Ariadne definition is - a daughter of Minos who helps Theseus escape from the labyrinth.

8. Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete and his wife Pasiphae, in Greek mythology

9. Ariadne was among the court of Minos who reviewed the tribute when they arrived and she fell in love with Theseus

10. Below: With my wife; left: in 1927; opposite page: with Minos Kokkinakis (left) and another Witness at the Acropolis, 1939, soon after return from exile

11. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Agonies · Mihalis Menidiatis Mihalis Menidiatis ℗ 1965 Minos - EMI SA Released on: 1969-12-16 Associated Perform

12. Ariadne definition, a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she …

13. The North wind filled the shining sails above, Thanks to the Bucklered Goddess of the Fight; But Minos' heart was sore with pains of Love, Love brow-bound with delight

14. ‘Minos Besieged his town and his daughter Scylla cut the lock from his head and offered it to him.’ ‘So the order is to besiege civilian areas and use food and water as a weapon.’ ‘As Hannibal's army ravaged the Italian countryside and Besieged allied cities and towns, the …

15. Ariadne IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY The story of Ariadne in Greek mythology is in essence a simple one, for it is a tale of love, love lost and a new love found, but the tale of Ariadne is also an ancient one, with many versions have been told over many centuries. Ariadne Daughter of King Minos