Cretan Bull
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The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cretan Bull canonical | 4 |
| "Minos' bull" | 1 |
| Cretan bull | 1 |
| CretanBull | 1 |
| Marathonian Bull | 1 |
| Minoan Bull God | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bull
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythical creature ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
ⓘ
surface form:
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
works of Diodorus Siculus ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Poseidon ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Heracles
ⓘ
Minos ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
Theseus ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Crete
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Crete
|
| capturedAt | Crete ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Heracles ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | displeasure of Poseidon with Minos ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
ancient Greek vase painting
ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ |
| genre | heroic myth ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
fire-breathing (in some versions)
ⓘ
white color (in some versions) ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Crete ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | bull ⓘ |
| influenced | later representations of monstrous bulls in art ⓘ |
| killedBy | Theseus ⓘ |
| labourNumber | seventh labour of Heracles ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs |
Cretan Bull
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathonian Bull
|
| mythRole | test of Heracles’ strength and courage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being captured by Heracles
ⓘ
ferocity ⓘ great strength ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Heracles ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Minos
ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos of Crete
|
| partOf |
Heracles cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Labours of Heracles
Creatures of Heracles ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Labours of Heracles
|
| relatedMyth | story of Pasiphaë and the Minotaur ⓘ |
| releasedAt | near Marathon ⓘ |
| sentBy | Poseidon ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine wrath
ⓘ
untamed natural power ⓘ |
| threatened |
countryside of Marathon
ⓘ
inhabitants of Crete ⓘ |
| timeOfMythicSetting | age of heroes in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| transportedTo | Peloponnese ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CretanBull
this entity surface form:
Cretan bull
this entity surface form:
Marathonian Bull
this entity surface form:
Minoan Bull God