Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete () is a 1960 film based on the Greek legend of Theseus, the Athenian hero who is said to have slain a minotaur on Minoan Crete around 1500 or 1450 BC. The film was directed by Silvio Amadio and starred Bob Mathias. The island of Crete lives in fear of the Minotaur, a dreadful beast trapped inside a labyrinth under the royal palace. The monster is venerated as a god, and to appease it, the Cretians regularly sacrifice a maiden to it. One day, Minos' wife Pasiphaë is
MIT Daedalus aircraft suffered damage to the right wing, fuselage, and propeller. "Daedalus 87" was repaired and returned to service to act as a backup airplane to "Daedalus 88". "Daedalus 87" was on display in the lobby at the Museum of Science, Boston until 2009, and is now on display above the tram stop for Terminal B at Dulles Airport outside Washington, DC. The final aircraft in the MIT Daedalus series, "Daedalus 88", was used in the flight from Crete. Pieces of "Daedalus 88" are now in storage at the Smithsonian's restoration facility. Both Daedalus aircraft were constructed with a framework of