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Minos, received from Poseidon a bull as a symbol of appreciation of the gods toward him as king, promising to sacrifice in his honor . Poseidon agreed …

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Minos, received from Poseidon a bull as a symbol of appreciation of the gods toward him as king, promising to sacrifice in his honor . Poseidon agreed and sent him a beautiful and powerful white bull of great value. Given the beauty of the animal, however, Minos decided to keep it for its herds and sacrificed another. Poseidon then, to punish him, did fall madly in love Pasiphae, wife of Minos, the bull itself. 

The monstrous union was born the Minotaur, a term that combines, in fact, the prefix "minos" (which meant at the Cretan king) with the suffix "taurus" (meaning bull). « Less