Minotaur Minotaur In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (, ; , , Etruscan: "Θevrumineś") is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull". It dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus, on the command of King Minos of Crete. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus. The term Minotaur derives from the Ancient Greek , a compound
Theseus and the Minotaur (video game) Theseus and the Minotaur (video game) Theseus and the Minotaur is a 1982 video game published by TSR. "Theseus and the Minotaur" is a hi-res 3D maze game in which the object is to find the princess Ariadne and lead her to the maze entrance. Chris Smith reviewed "Theseus and the Minotaur" in "The Space Gamer" No. 57. Smith commented that "Overall, this is a good game. The maze is different every time, though I can find no real difference between a complexity 1 and a complexity 100 game (they give you a choice at the beginning of each game).