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Minoan (adj.)

"of or pertaining to ancient Crete," 1894, from Minos, famous king of Crete; applied by British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans to the Bronze Age civilization that flourished there c. 3000-1400 B.C.E.

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Minotaur (n.)

in Greek mythology a flesh-eating monster with a human body and the head of a bull, late 14c., from Greek minotauros, from Minos, king of Crete (compare Minoan), + tauros "bull" (see Taurus). The son of Pasiphae (wife of Minos) by a bull, he was confined in the labyrinth and killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.

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Definitions of Minoan
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Minoan (n.)
a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC;
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Minoan (adj.)
of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete;
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