labyrinth of the Minotaur
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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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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
element of Greek mythology
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labyrinth → maze → mythological location → |
| accessControlledBy |
King Minos
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| associatedWithCreature |
Minotaur
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| associatedWithHero |
Theseus
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| associatedWithHeroine |
Ariadne
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| category |
Cretan mythology
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Mythological places in Greek mythology → Theseus → |
| commissionedBy |
King Minos
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| contains |
Minotaur
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| culturalOrigin |
ancient Greece
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| designedBy |
Daedalus
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| enteredBy |
Athenian youths
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Theseus → |
| guardedBy |
Minotaur
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| hasMedium |
ancient literature
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oral tradition → visual arts and sculpture → |
| influenced |
later labyrinth symbolism in Western culture
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literary depictions of mazes → modern uses of the term 'labyrinth' → visual art depicting labyrinths → |
| inspiredBy |
palace complex at Knossos (hypothesized)
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| knownFor |
complex and inescapable structure
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imprisoning a monstrous hybrid creature → |
| languageOfEarliestSources |
Ancient Greek
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| locatedAt |
Knossos
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| locatedIn |
Crete
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| locatedInNarrativeUniverse |
Greek mythology
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| mentionedIn |
works of Apollodorus
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works of Plutarch → |
| mythologicalSettingOf |
Theseus and the Minotaur
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| navigatedWithAidOf |
Ariadne's thread
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ball of thread → |
| partOf |
Cretan cycle of myths
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myth cycle of Theseus → |
| purpose |
imprison the Minotaur
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| requiresToEscape |
guiding thread or marker
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knowledge of its paths → |
| sceneOf |
Theseus' victory over the Minotaur
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death of the Minotaur → |
| symbolizes |
a difficult journey or quest
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confusion → entrapment → the subconscious → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ariadne
("Ariadne’s thread")
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associatedWith |
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Theseus
("Labyrinth of Crete")
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associatedWithLocation |
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Crete
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mythologicalAssociation |
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Labyrinth of the Minotaur
("Ariadne's thread")
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navigatedWithAidOf |