The god Poseidon demanded that the bull be sacrificed to him, but Minos thought it was such a fine creature that he decided to keep it for himself and sacrifice another animal in its place. One day a magnificent white bull appeared in his kingdom. She tried to swim after him, but her father's ghost swooped down as an eagle and drowned her.Īlthough he was a great man, Minos was also flawed. In the end, Minos won the battle and killed Nisus, but he was so sickened by Scylla's treachery that he sailed away without her. She stole her father's magical hair and sneaked out of the city to give it to her beloved. However, one day his daughter Scylla saw Minos from the city walls and fell desperately in love with him. The king of Megara had a magical lock of purple hair, and as long he had it in his possession, his city could not be conquered. At first victory against Nisus seemed impossible. One of his most famous conquests was against King Nisus of Megara. As the ruler of one of the most powerful nations of the ancient world, he was greatly feared and respected by all the neighbouring kingdoms. He was a strong character, but he was also very harsh, and not well liked. His splendid labyrinthine palace at Knossos was built for him by the great genius Daedalus. He had a wife, Pasiphae, and three children: Androgeus, Ariadne and Phaedra. Many fantastical stories were woven around him, and he has come to hold an important place in classical Greek mythology.Īccording to legend, Minos was a mighty king and a great warrior, rumoured to be a son of the Greek god Zeus and the mortal woman Europa. Historians believe that 'Minos' may actually have been a title given to all Minoan kings, but to the early Greeks, Minos appears as one single, powerful figure. Back in the distant past, when the ancient Minoan Civilisation flourished on the island of Crete, there lived a great king known as Minos.
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