The minotaur is a characteristic character of Greek mythology, it is described as a being with the body of a man and the head of a bull. According to mythology, he was confined to guard the labyrinth of Crete specifically in the city of Knossos, said labyrinth was designed by Daedalus, who designed it with the purpose that the minotaur could not get out of it, whatever the history that was given to him. in offering a total of 7 men and 7 women every 9 years, so that he would feed on them. The Term derives from the Greek "Μινόταυρος" which means Bull of Minos, a name it received in honor the king of Crete Minos and in honor of him also originated the name of the Minoan culture.
According to Greek beliefs, the minotaur was the result of the union of the white bull that Poseidon gave to King Minos and Queen Pasiphae of Crete, wife of the latter. Despite the fact that Poseidon gave the order to execute the minotaur, Minos decided not to do it which caused devastating consequences, for this reason the king made the decision to build a labyrinth to enclose the minotaur, work that was entrusted to Daedalus, it was then confined to that place and every 9 years 14 people, 7 women and 7 men, were given as an offering for him to feed on them, not to mention the people who were trapped in the labyrinth.
The labyrinth built in chalk was located in the vicinity of the Palace of Knossos, where the King's enclosure was located, every so often Athenian soldiers were sent to the labyrinth (since the Minoans dominated Athens at that time) with the purpose of that whoever managed to get out of that place alive would be free, but on the other hand whoever did not succeed would have been devoured by the minotaur. However, years later, a warrior named Theseus who was considered to be the son of Poseidon, managed to kill the minotaur, and with the help of a thread given by his wife that he left as a trace, he managed to leave that place, a feat that granted him the title of hero.
