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MINOS
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• MINOS (noun)
The noun MINOS has 1 sense:
1. son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
Familiarity information: MINOS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Derivation:
Minoan (of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete)
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