Hades and Minotaur

2 min readNov 2, 2018

Hades:

Hades was the god of the underworld
he had three sisters, Demeter, Hestia and Hera
he also had 2 brothers, Poseidon and Zeus
he was the youngest of the three brothers
Hades and his brothers defeated their father (Crones) and the Titans claiming rulership over the cosmos
He was married to the daughter of Demeter, Persephone, whom he kidnapped and made his queen
he was also known a the god of wealth
he rarely left the underworld, his presence was unwanted by men and the gods
source: <a href=”https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/hades/">Hades: https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net</a> — Greek Gods & Goddesses, September 19, 2014

a monster with the body of a man and the head, and tail of a bull
the son of Pasiphae (the wife of Minos) and a snow white bull sent to Minos by Poseidon for sacrifice but his wife kept it alive
as punishment minos made Pasiphae fall in love with the bull the chid was called Minotaur
the creature resided in the twisting maze of labyrinth where it was offered a regular sacrifice of youths and maidens to satisfy cannibalistic hunger
known as a blood thirsty mindless monster
sources: http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Minotauros.html
https://mythology.net/greek/greek-creatures/minotaur/