Minotaur
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"Run, run! The beasts have taken Athens!" - Athenian Soldier
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[edit] Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was the offspring of King Mino's wife, and of a sacred white bull. It appeared as being part man, part bull, and was locked away in a Labyrinth designed by Mino's architect Daedalus. Every nine years, seven young men and seven young maidens where taken from Athens to the labyrinth to be sacrificed to the Minotaur so that it would not attack the city. The beast was then later killed by the Greek hero Theseus.
[edit] In the God of War Series
In the God of War series, the Minotaurs appear as a species of anthropomorphic bulls, about eight feet tall. They walk on their hind legs and carry a variety of massive axes. Over the course of the game, the Minotaurs Kratos encounters become larger, more powerful and more heavily armored and well armed. Kratos can kill them by thrusting a sword in their open mouths and out the back of their heads (doing that will also usually give him additional Green Orbs). As the games progress, they get bigger, wield larger weapons, and sometimes appear to be more armored.
In the first God of War, Kratos must fight a Giant strong Minotaur as the completion task of Hades. It is covered in armor, and can only be killed by launching a fiery ballista bolt at it while it was stunned.
Minotaurs are also in God of War: Chains of Olympus, but they appear diffrent than the other games. They are signifcantly larger than Kratos, being one of the largest enemies of the game. They attack Kratos by charging at him, or by attempting to bludgeon him with their giant blunt swords. After weakening them, Kratos can kill these monsters by pinning their hands down with his blades, and then striking them in the neck with their own sword. A more armored version of the standard Minotaur also appears later in the game.
[edit] Related Pages
- Minotaur Grunt
- Minotaur Hammer Grunt
- Minotaur Warrior
- Minotaur Tormentor
- Hades Minotaur
- Erebus Minotaur
- Titan Minotaur
- Armored Minotaur
- Pandora's Guardian
- Minotaur Grunt Axe
- Minotaur Grunt Hammer
- Minotaur Warrior Hammer
- Minotaur Tormentor Axe
- Hades Minotaur Mace
- Minotaur Sword
[edit] Gallery
 Minotaur Tormentor |
 Minotaur Tormentor |
 Minotaur Grunt |
 Minotaur Tormentor |
 Ice Minotaur concept art |
 Erebus Minotaur |
 Pandora's Guardian |
 Pandora's Guardian without armor |
