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The Minotaur was a hybrid beast created by the Isu as part of the Olympos Project. A large creature possessing the body of a man and the head and fur of a bull, the Minotaur was powered by an Atlantis artifact capable of transmuting the wielder into the beast.

The beast was kept within a great labyrinth beneath the Knossos Palace in Messara on the Greek island of Krete.

History

Legend of the Minotaur's existence long outlasted its creators, and by the 5th century BCE, the Greek mythology held that it had been born from the union of the Kretan Bull and Pasiphaë. An iteration of the beast had been slain by the Greek hero Theseus.^[1]

By the time of the Peloponnesian War, the myth of the creature had spellbound the people of Pephka, and they had turned the city of Lato into a shrine to the beast, erecting statues of it and even emblazoning their banners with its visage.^[1] One of the many entrepreneurs in the region seeking to take advantage of the myth's popularity was Leiandros, who lured glory-hungry champions to the Cave of the Brave to face the 'Minotaur', who in fact was Leiandros himself, wearing a mask.^[2]

Around the same time the Spartan misthios Kassandra hunted down and defeated another iteration of the creature in her quest to retrieve the artifact that seemingly gave the creature life. After defeating the Minotaur and claiming its prize, the transformation was undone, leaving behind a desiccated corpse.^[3]

Personality and traits

The Minotaur displayed massive amounts of mindless rage and anger, being unable to differentiate friend from foe. Basically it had a behavior almost similar to that of a bull, following an animal routine.

Equipment and Abilities

The Minotaur was a timeless beast who outlived his creators. The creature displayed superhuman strength, muscle mass, mobility and durability. The beast furthermore had a large bull head with incredibly powerful bull horns and wielded a large battle axe.

Trivia

The tapestry depicting Theseus and Minotaur in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a painting on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE.
Being a child of Pasiphaë, a queen of Krete and the wife of king Minos, the Minotaur is regarded as half-brother of the princesses Ariadne and Phaidra in Greek mythology.

Gallery

Concept art of the Minotaur
A statue depicting Minotaur in Pephka
Theseus slaying the Minotaur as depicted in a tapestry
A bronze statue of Theseus slaying the Minotaur
The banner of Pephka, bearing the Minotaur's image
Concept Art
Concept Art
Concept Art
The symbol of the Minotaur at the Gateway to the Lost City
Concept Art of the Minotaur in battle

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Minotour De Force
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Of Minotaurs and Men

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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 The '''Minotaur''' was a hybrid beast created by the [[Isu]] as part of the [[Olympos Project]]. A large creature possessing the body of a man and the head and fur of a bull, the Minotaur was powered by an [[Atlantis artifact]] capable of transmuting the wielder into the beast.
-The beast was kept within a great [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls|labyrinth]] beneath the [[Knossos Palace]], in [[Messara]] on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Krete]].
+The beast was kept within a great [[Labyrinth of Lost Souls|labyrinth]] beneath the [[Knossos Palace]] in [[Messara]] on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Krete]].
 ==History==
-Legend of the Minotaur's existence long outlasted its creators, and by the 5th century BCE, the Greek mythology held that it had been born from the union of the [[Kretan Bull]] and {{Wiki|Pasiphaë}}. An iteration of the beast had been slain by the Greek hero [[Theseus]].
+Legend of the Minotaur's existence long outlasted its creators, and by the 5th century BCE, the Greek mythology held that it had been born from the union of the [[Kretan Bull]] and {{Wiki|Pasiphaë}}. An iteration of the beast had been slain by the Greek hero [[Theseus]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
-By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], the myth of the creature had spellbound the people of [[Pephka]], and they had turned the city of [[Lato]] into a shrine to the beast, erecting statues of it and even emblazoning their banners with its visage.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], the myth of the creature had spellbound the people of [[Pephka]], and they had turned the city of [[Lato]] into a shrine to the beast, erecting statues of it and even emblazoning their banners with its visage.<ref name="ACOd" /> One of the many entrepreneurs in the region seeking to take advantage of the myth's popularity was [[Leiandros]], who lured glory-hungry champions to the [[Cave of the Brave]] to face the 'Minotaur', who in fact was Leiandros himself, wearing a [[Minotaur Helm|mask]].<ref name="Minotour">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Minotour De Force]]</ref>
-At some point during the 5th century BCE the [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] hunted down and defeated another iteration of the creature in her quest to retrieve the [[Prize of the Minotaur|artifact]] that seemingly gave the creature life. After defeating the Minotaur and claiming its prize, the transformation was undone, leaving behind a desiccated corpse.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Of Minotaurs and Men]]</ref>
+Around the same time the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] hunted down and defeated another iteration of the creature in her quest to retrieve the [[Prize of the Minotaur|artifact]] that seemingly gave the creature life. After defeating the Minotaur and claiming its prize, the transformation was undone, leaving behind a desiccated corpse.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Of Minotaurs and Men]]</ref>
 ==Personality and traits==
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 ==Trivia==
 *The tapestry depicting Theseus and Minotaur in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/T34.1.html painting] on a stamnos from the 5th century BCE.
-*Being a child of Pasiphaë, a queen of Crete and the wife of king [[Minos]], the Minotaur is regarded as half-brother of the princesses [[Ariadne]] and [[Phaidra]] in Greek mythology.
+*Being a child of Pasiphaë, a queen of Krete and the wife of king [[Minos]], the Minotaur is regarded as half-brother of the princesses [[Ariadne]] and [[Phaidra]] in Greek mythology.
 ==Gallery==