Minotaur
noun
Mi·no·taur
ˈmi-nə-ˌtȯr 
ˈmī-
ˈmī-
also -ˌtär
: a monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull, confined in the labyrinth built by Daedalus for Minos, and given a periodic tribute of youths and maidens as food until slain by Theseus
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Minotaur Billed as a political thriller, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s sixth film revolves around a struggling Russian entrepreneur who discovers that his wife is having an affair.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Eisenman showed Minotaur Hunt and Penelope in the Pit.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2025
The first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians had a fair number of action sequences, including Percy (Walker Scobell) fighting the Minotaur in the series premiere, Camp Half-Blood’s capture the flag game and Percy’s climactic fight with Ares (Adam Copeland).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
Eisenman showed Minotaur Hunt and Penelope in the Pit.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2025
The first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians had a fair number of action sequences, including Percy (Walker Scobell) fighting the Minotaur in the series premiere, Camp Half-Blood’s capture the flag game and Percy’s climactic fight with Ares (Adam Copeland).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Minotaur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Minotaur. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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