In
Greek mythology, the
Minotaur (, ; , ,
Etruscan Tevrumines), was a creature with the head of a
bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet
Ovid, a being "part man and part bull." The Minotaur dwelt at the center of the
Labyrinth, which was an elaborate
maze-like construction designed by the architect
Daedalus and his son
Icarus, on the command of
King Minos of
Crete. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero
Theseus.