minos Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
WordNet
Mi"nos noun
Etymology
Gr. .Definitions
(Class. Myth.) A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower Regions.
