MINOS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Derivation:

Minoan (of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete)

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