Associations to the word «Minos»

Wiktionary

MINOS, proper noun. (Greek mythology) The mythical king of Crete and the son of Zeus and Europa.

Dictionary definition

MINOS, noun. Son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats