Minotaur at the same time as the best of unwed girls as a feast" to the Minotaur. Minos required that seven Athenian youths and seven maidens, drawn by lots, be sent every seventh or ninth year (some accounts say every year) to be devoured by the Minotaur. When the third sacrifice approached, Theseus volunteered to slay the monster. He promised his father, Aegeus, that he would put up a white sail on his journey back home if he was successful, but would have the crew put up black sails if he was killed. In Crete, Minos' daughter Ariadne fell madly in
Minotaur (comics) Minotaur (comics) Minotaur is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mythological Minotaur was adapted by Sal Buscema and Peter Gillis. The Miklos Vryolak version of Minotaur first appeared in "Iron Man" #24 and was created by Archie Goodwin and Johnny Craig. The Dario Agger version of Minotaur first appeared in "Thor: God of Thunder" #19.NOW and was created by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribić. Based on the Greek mythology monster of the same name, the Minotaur is the offspring of Queen Pasiphe and the Bull of Poseidon which her husband