Meaning of MINOS
Pronunciation: | | 'mInus
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| Definition: | | [n] son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld |
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| Definition: | | Minos Description not available. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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.
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| Related Terms: | | Aeacus, Aides, Aidoneus, Astraea, blindfolded Justice, Cerberus, Charon, Cora, Despoina, Dike, Dis, Dis pater, Erebus, Hades, Hel, Jupiter Fidius, Justice, Justitia, Kore, Loki, Nemesis, Orcus, Osiris, Persephassa, Persephone, Pluto, Pontius Pilate, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhadamanthus, Satan, Solomon, Themis |
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