labyrinth of the Minotaur

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element of Greek mythology labyrinth maze mythological location

The labyrinth of the Minotaur is the legendary maze in Greek mythology where the half-man, half-bull creature was imprisoned and ultimately slain by the hero Theseus.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Labyrinth of Crete 5
Ariadne's thread 1
Ariadne’s thread 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf element of Greek mythology ⓘ
labyrinth ⓘ
maze ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ
accessControlledBy Minos ⓘ
surface form: King Minos
associatedWithCreature Minotaur ⓘ
associatedWithHero Theseus ⓘ
associatedWithHeroine Ariadne ⓘ
category Cretan mythology ⓘ
Mythological places in Greek mythology ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ
commissionedBy Minos ⓘ
surface form: King Minos
contains Minotaur ⓘ
culturalOrigin Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: ancient Greece
designedBy Daedalus ⓘ
enteredBy Athenian youths ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ
guardedBy Minotaur ⓘ
hasMedium ancient literature ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
visual arts and sculpture ⓘ
influenced later labyrinth symbolism in Western culture ⓘ
literary depictions of mazes ⓘ
modern uses of the term 'labyrinth' ⓘ
visual art depicting labyrinths ⓘ
inspiredBy palace complex at Knossos (hypothesized) ⓘ
knownFor complex and inescapable structure ⓘ
imprisoning a monstrous hybrid creature ⓘ
languageOfEarliestSources Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedAt Knossos ⓘ
locatedIn Crete ⓘ
locatedInNarrativeUniverse Greek mythology ⓘ
mentionedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ
surface form: works of Apollodorus

Plutarch ⓘ
surface form: works of Plutarch
mythologicalSettingOf Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ
navigatedWithAidOf labyrinth of the Minotaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ariadne's thread

ball of thread ⓘ
partOf Cretan cycle of myths ⓘ
myth cycle of Theseus ⓘ
purpose imprison the Minotaur ⓘ
requiresToEscape guiding thread or marker ⓘ
knowledge of its paths ⓘ
sceneOf Theseus' victory over the Minotaur ⓘ
death of the Minotaur ⓘ
symbolizes a difficult journey or quest ⓘ
confusion ⓘ
entrapment ⓘ
the subconscious ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crete → mythologicalAssociation → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
Theseus → associatedWithLocation → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labyrinth of Crete
labyrinth of the Minotaur → navigatedWithAidOf → labyrinth of the Minotaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Labyrinth of the Minotaur
this entity surface form: Ariadne's thread
Ariadne → associatedWith → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ariadne’s thread
Pasiphaë → relatedMyth → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labyrinth of Crete
Daedalus → notableWork → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labyrinth of the Minotaur
Minotaur → residence → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labyrinth of Crete
myths of Theseus → featuresLocation → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labyrinth of Crete
Icarus → imprisonmentLocation → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labyrinth of Crete
Cretan cycle of myths → associatedWithStructure → labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Labyrinth of Knossos