Daedalus Daedalus, and he to Hephaestus, son of Zeus." This suggests that Daedalus was related to Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, and therefore to Zeus himself. Daedalus is first mentioned by Homer as the creator of a wide dancing-ground for Ariadne. He also created the Labyrinth on Crete, in which the Minotaur (part man, part bull) was kept. In the story of the labyrinth as told by the Hellenes, the Athenian hero Theseus is challenged to kill the Minotaur, finding his way with the help of Ariadne's thread. Daedalus' appearance in Homer is in an extended metaphor, "plainly not Homer's invention",
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