Associations to the word «Minotaur»

Wiktionary

MINOTAUR, noun. (Greek mythology) A monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.
MINOTAUR, noun. Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength
MINOTAUR, proper noun. (Greek mythology) (with "the") A monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus.

Dictionary definition

MINOTAUR, noun. (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus.

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