Minos

Family: Cretans · Role: king · First appears: Book III 8

Book III 8

• child: Ariadne “In days past the maiden Ariadne, daughter of Minos, with kindly intent rescued Theseus from grim contests—”
• married with Pasiphae “nor can I liken myself to Ariadne; wherefore speak not of guest-love.”
• with Theseus (Minos is described as favorably disposed toward Theseus because of Ariadne.) “Would that, as Minos then was well inclined to Theseus for her sake, so may thy father be joined to us in friendship!”

Book IV 12

• child: Acacallis “the chaste maiden Acacallis, whom once Minos drove from home to dwell in Libya, his own daughter”

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Extracted from the original text of The Argonautica. Made with Rho MD.