minos

• Figure de la mythologie grecque, fils de Zeus et d'Europe, roi de l'ancienne Crète qui fit construire le Labyrinthe et devint plus tard juge aux Enfers.

A figure from Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Europa, king of ancient Crete, who ordered the construction of the Labyrinth and later became a judge in the underworld.

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   In Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Europa who became the king of Crete. He famously commissioned Daedalus to construct the Labyrinth to contain the Minotaur. After his death, he was appointed as a judge of the dead in the underworld.

   Minos (roi mythologique de Crète)

   • Minos was a powerful and just ruler of ancient Crete.
   • According to legend, Minos ordered the building of the Labyrinth.
   • In the underworld, Minos judged the souls of the deceased.