Terrifying Minotaurs

We’ve all heard of mythological creatures like the Cyclops and the Warewolf, but have you ever heard of the Minotaur?

According to Greek mythology, the Minotaur was the child of the Queen Pasiphae with the head of a sacrificial bull, and the Minotaur was so dangerously bloodthirsty that he was forced to live in an underground labyrinth. The beast craved the taste of humans, and to satisfy him, the Greeks chose one man every nine years to send into the labyrinth. The poor man would wander the maze’s dark corridors, desperately searching for its exit, but instead, finding only the jagged teeth and horns of the Minotaur as it tore its victim to shreds.

Never heard of the Minotaur, and don’t believe it existed? Well, that could be because one Athenian hero eventually killed him – who, you might ask? Turn to card #11 in our “Monsters of the Mind” to find the answer. Then decide for yourself if this savage beast was a figment of the imagination, or a real-life, blood-curdling monster who finally met a fateful end.