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Cretan Bull
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In Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull was the bull with whom Pasiphaë fell in love and conceived the Minotaur.
Mosaico Trabajos Hércules 07
Mosaico Trabajos Hércules 07
Ancient drachma from Larissa, around 420 BC, depicting Heracles with the Cretan Bull. Now in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ancient drachma from Larissa, around 420 BC, depicting Heracles with the Cretan Bull. Now in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland
Heracles performing one of his labors as he forces the Cretan Bull to the ground. The engraving was created by B. Picart in 1731.
Heracles performing one of his labors as he forces the Cretan Bull to the ground. The engraving was created by B. Picart in 1731.
Hercules capturing the Cretan Bull, engraving by John Cassell in his Works of Eminent Masters in Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Decorative Art,
Hercules capturing the Cretan Bull, engraving by John Cassell in his Works of Eminent Masters in Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Decorative Art, 1854.
Minotaur
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In Greek mythology, the Minotaur, also known as Asterion or Asterius, is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as describe
Cretan Bull
…Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull (Ancient Greek: Κρὴς ταῦρος, romanized: Krḕs taûros) was the bull with whom Pasiphaë fell in love and conceived the Minotaur. Minos was king in Crete. In order to confirm his right to rule, rather than any of his brothers, he prayed that Poseidon send him a snow-white bull…
The Minotaur on an Attic black-figure kylix tondo from c. 515 BC with a kalos inscription.
The Minotaur on an Attic black-figure kylix tondo from c. 515 BC with a kalos inscription.
Pasiphaë and baby Minotaur, Attic red-figure kylix found at Etruscan Vulci. Italy. Currently at the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris
Pasiphaë and baby Minotaur, Attic red-figure kylix found at Etruscan Vulci. Italy. Currently at the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris
Tondo showing the victory of Theseus over the Minotaur in the presence of Athena from c. 435 BC
Tondo showing the victory of Theseus over the Minotaur in the presence of Athena from c. 435 BC
Theseus dragging the Minotaur out of the Labyrinth, red-figure kylix from c. 440–430 BC
Theseus dragging the Minotaur out of the Labyrinth, red-figure kylix from c. 440–430 BC