ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In Dante’s vision, Minos is appointed the task of listening to the sins of souls, who reveal everything to the demon. Upon learning their sins, Minos indicates to them their destination in hell by wrapping his serpent tail around his body as many times as the appropriate circle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus are the judges of the dead. They judged the deeds of the deceased and created the laws that governed the underworld.

Detailed explanation-3: -He sits at the entrance to the second circle in the Inferno, which is the beginning of Hell proper. There, he judges the sins of each soul and assigns it to its appropriate punishment by indicating the circle to which it must descend. He does this by circling his tail around his body the appropriate number of times.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Athenian drama and legend Minos became the tyrannical exactor of the tribute of children to feed the Minotaur. Having pursued Daedalus to Sicily, Minos was killed by the daughters of King Cocalus, who poured boiling water over him as he was taking a bath. After his death he became a judge in Hades.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dante witnesses Minos, a great beast, examining each soul as it stands for judgment. Minos hears the souls confess their sins, and then wraps his tail around himself to determine the number of the circle where the sinner belongs.