Minos - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Minos :  (noun)

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 [syn: Minos]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Minos : \Mi"nos\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.) A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower Regions.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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