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| Daughter of Agenor, taken away by Zeus who disguised himself as a bull; becomes queen of Crete. |
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Son of Europa and Zeus, king of Crete during its mythic zenith; leads his forces successfully against Athens |
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Wife of Minos, afflicted with a lust for the bull sent by Poseidon |
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Craftsman from Athens who built the Labryinth, among other things. |
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Half-man, half-bull monster born from the union between Pasiphae and Poseidon's bull; locked in the Labyrinth and eventually killed by Theseus. |
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| Inescapable underground maze on Crete built by Daedalus to house the Minotaur. |
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King of Megara betrayed by his daughter to Minor, who was attacking his City. |
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Daughter of Nisus, king of Megara, who betrayed him to Minos who was attacking the city; when betrayed by Minos in turn, she became the clipper bird (Ciris). |
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Rash son of Daedalus who died when the wax that held his wings together melted. |
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