Minos

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Minos/ Greek : μ νωα) is MYTHOS The King of Crete, Zeus And Europa Son (with brother Ladamandis and Sarpedon )。 Minoan civilization Also called Minoan civilization The existence of Minos is still a myth left to the world today. Some people believe that he is a powerful monarch, while others believe that "Minos" is not a monarch, but a title like "Pharaoh".
Chinese name
Minos
Foreign name
Minos
Gender
male
Identity
Crete King of
Mythological system
Ancient Greek mythology
Father
Zeus
Mother
Europa

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According to legend, Zeus, the king of the gods who incarnated as a white cow, took Princess Phoenicia Europa Bring to Crete , where he wooed her and gave birth to sons Minos, Radamandis and Sarpedon Later, Minos became the King of Crete. During the reign, Crete became a rich and developed civilization. He is famous for his strict rule of law. He became a judge of Hades after his death because he was impartial and strict in his reign. In the other two judges Iagos and Ladamandis Be responsible for making the final judgment in case of disagreement. His brother Radamandis also became one of the judges of Hades after his death.

Poetry mention

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Odyssey 》It mentioned the scene of Minos holding the golden staff and issuing the judgment, as well as his ruling in Crete. [1] Divine Comedy 》It is mentioned in the article that Minos wrapped his tail around the dead and sentenced them. [2]

Children of Minos

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1 Acacilis (female)
And Apollo Born to Amphetemis (also known as Galamas) (male)
Miletus (male) (Latin miletus) It is said that he was deeply influenced by Minos, the son of Zeus, and Sarpedon The pet of
In other words, Miletus, the grandson of Minos, is said to be Miletus, the beautiful boy whose head was broken by Mimi and Sasha.
Miletus, named after him Ionia ancient Greek Asia Minor Coastal area, the general name of Keos and Samon islands).
After Akkaulis was exiled by her father to Libya
2 Androgues (male)
Minos eldest son, Palos (island) king, Minos eldest son, former successor to the throne , he was envied by young people in Athens and killed on his way to Tebai because he participated in the Panathinaia competition in Athens and won all the awards.
Androgues and (?) Birth Alcaeus And Stranilos
By the way, these two sons are too friendly. Let's give them together Heracles As hostages, we will become the king of Tassos (Sassos).
three Ariadne (F)
This is so famous. It's about her gold thread Mino cattle Her love twists and turns are the subject of many works of art, so she is too lazy to repeat them, but she is not the eldest daughter, but she owns Crete's Priestess Some historical researches believe that she is higher than the male priest, King Minos. However, Ariadne is not the eldest daughter. She can have such a high position, most of which benefit from Minos's opposition to Akkalis. She was abandoned by Theseus and married to Dionysus, the god of wine.
4 Katjous (male)
Because brother Wang died early, he became the orthodox successor of King Crete. He had a son: Artemenes, a daughter: Eropee; Clumene Apemosunia.
Because of belief Oracle , Katjous will die at the hands of the little girl, and he drives the eldest son and the last daughter to Rhode Island , handed over Eropet and Krumene to the famous human trafficker Nauplius, who asked him to sell them as slaves. Later Nauplius married Krumene, and Eropee married Krumene Atreus Troy War Initiator of: Agamemnon And Menelaos Parents)
When Katjous was old, he wanted to welcome his son back Crete He succeeded to the throne, but was mistakenly thought of as a pirate by his son Artemenes, who had not seen him for many years, and killed him himself. As a result, the manifesting oracle had a deviation. Katrous died at the hands of his son rather than his daughter.
Altimenes asked the gods for forgiveness, but was eventually python Swallow. Under this assumption, does the exiled prince have more than kinship with his little sister Intimacy After all, we have supported each other for so many years in Rhode Island. If we think so, the oracle is right. Katrous finally died because of his little daughter.
The chain of events triggered by the death of Katjous is known all over the world. His grandson Menelaus To go to Crete for mourning, stay queen Helen Alone at home, Paris, the prince of Troy, took the opportunity to kidnap him, and a bloody battle broke out for ten years.
5 Dikalion (male)
Argo Hero , participants of Kaludong's hunting, children: Crete (female), Idomenius bastard : Moros.
Idomenius later ruled Crete as the grandson of Minos, Troy War In China, he went with his nephew (the son of Moros) Menelaus and led 80 warships to reinforce the Greek army.
6 European law Ale (F)
And Poseidon (Maybe Rios), born Orion, this son is probably not bad, and has caused a lot of love debts. The most famous one is probably that Artemis, the god of the moon, fell in love with this playboy, and his brother Apollo was dissatisfied, so he asked his sister to be his sister by pointing to a black spot in the distance target He shot through Orion's head. After his death, he was sent to the sky by the moon god Orion His faithful hound became Sirius.
7 Glaucus
The prince is a bit foolish. When he was young, he wanted to chase one moth , falling into the honey earthen jar Drown in
It happened that the prophet Pauledos passed by Crete, and Minos ordered him to save the prince. Pollaedos saw a snake Herbs To save his companions, he also took the grass and put it in Glaucus' mouth to revive him from death.
Later, Minos forced Paulaedos to pass the divination on to Glaucus, and the prophet was forced by the royal power to agree. When he left, he induced Glaucus to spit in his mouth, making him forget all the skills he had learned.
8 Lucastos (male)
He married Ida and his son, also known as Minos, also had the good name of "law maker" in later generations. This strange confused appellation relationship between his son, father, grandson and grandfather, which was similar to Count D, clearly confirmed that Minos, like the pharaoh, had become the code name of King Crete in Crete.
9 Fedora (female)
It can be counted as a rebellious daughter of Minos. She followed her sister when she was young Ariadne They eloped with Theseus on a ship. Later, Theseus abandoned Ariadne in the name of the oracle (or fear of Minos' wrath) Naxos Island, but it is puzzling that he still took Fedora.
Fedela became a beautiful woman and married Theseus. Theseus planned to go to the underworld to kidnap the empress and Helen, and finally escaped from the underworld. He found that the throne of Athens had been occupied by others, and Theseus had a son born to his ex-wife—— Hippolytos He was the king of Trotsen. The old former king of Athens and his young wife Fedela went to join him. Later, Fedela fell in love with his stepson and was rejected Be affectionate He hanged himself after leaving a suicide note. Theseus later turned his anger on his son and cursed his son for death when he saw the note. The curse was soon realized.
10 Kesenodike (female)
The youngest daughter of Minos has not found any information about her spouse and children for the time being. She is probably the most ordinary one