minotaur
/ˈmɪnəˌtɔr/
noun
- In Greek mythology, a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man, kept in the Labyrinth on Crete.
- In the story, the Minotaur was fed with human sacrifices every year.
- The Minotaur is one of the most famous monsters in ancient mythology.
- The hero Theseus volunteered to enter the Labyrinth and kill the Minotaur.
- A person or thing that is monstrous, dangerous, or difficult to control.
- The abandoned factory was a minotaur of rust and decay, dangerous to enter.
- The dictator became a modern-day minotaur, terrorizing his own people.
- In the video game, players must defeat a giant minotaur to escape the dungeon.