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Minos

By William Blake - The William Blake Archive, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27123084, Minos
By William Blake – The William Blake Archive, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27123084

King of Crete, Judge of the dead, son of Zeus and Europa.

  • Gender – Male
  • Race – Human/ Demi God
  • Occupation – King
  • Religion – Hellenic Pantheon 
  • Allies – 
  • Enemies – Athens
  • Abode/ Base of operations – Crete
  • Nationality – Cretan
  • Languages – Greek
  • Alignment – Lawful Evil
  • Affiliation (s) –
  • Significant others – Ariadne (Daughter)

Minos became a prosperous king, renowned as much for his justness as his power. He was the husband of Pasiphaë, who bore him Androgeus, Glaucus, Ariadne, and Phaedra. Under his palace the craftsman Daedalus constructed the labyrinth. When King Aegeus of Athens killed Androgeus, Minos vengefully forced Athens to pay him an annual tribute of seven youths and seven maidens. These he shut up inside the labyrinth, where they either starved or were devoured by the monster within. Finally Theseus joined a group of the victims and killed the Minotaur and freed the people.

After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in the underworld.

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