Minotaur Minotaur that he was killed by Theseus the Duke of Athens with the help of the monster's half-sister Ariadne. The Minotaur is the first infernal guardian whom Virgil and Dante encounter within the walls of Dis. The Minotaur seems to represent the entire zone of Violence, much as Geryon represents Fraud in Canto XVI, and serves a similar role as gatekeeper for the entire seventh Circle. Giovanni Boccaccio writes of the Minotaur in his literary commentary of the Commedia: "When he had grown up and become a most ferocious animal, and of incredible strength, they tell that Minos had him
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