Minotaur, 2021, Mixed media-Oil & Digital, Paul Reid (Scottish, 1975).⁣ ⁣ www.paulreidart.co.uk/mythologies%... ⁣ #art #myth - ThreadSky

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reese-artist.bsky.social • 61 days ago

Minotaur, 2021, Mixed media-Oil & Digital, Paul Reid (Scottish, 1975).⁣
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https://www.paulreidart.co.uk/mythologies⁣
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#art #myth

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reese-artist.bsky.social•61 days ago

The Minotaur was a monstrous creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull. According to the myth, it was born from the union of Pasiphae, the wife of King Minos of Crete, and a magnificent bull sent by the god Poseidon.⁣
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reese-artist.bsky.social•61 days ago

King Minos, seeking to hide the shame of this unnatural offspring, had the architect Daedalus construct a vast labyrinth beneath his palace in Knossos. The labyrinth was a complex maze designed to confine the Minotaur, making it nearly impossible to escape.⁣
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reese-artist.bsky.social•61 days ago

Every year, as a form of tribute, seven young men and seven young women from Athens were sent into the labyrinth to be devoured by the Minotaur. This continued until the hero Theseus volunteered to enter the labyrinth with the intention of killing the beast.

reese-artist.bsky.social•61 days ago

With the help of Ariadne, King Minos' daughter, who provided him with a ball of thread to navigate the labyrinth, Theseus successfully found and slew the Minotaur, ending the cycle of sacrifices.

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