CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a labyrinth
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a cellar
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a cave
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Minos, following advice from the oracle at Delphi, had Daedalus construct a gigantic Labyrinth to hold the Minotaur. Its location was near Minos’s palace in Knossos. The Minotaur is commonly represented in Classical art with the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull.
Detailed explanation-2: -Daedalus, (Greek: “Skillfully Wrought”) mythical Greek inventor, architect, and sculptor who was said to have built, among other things, the paradigmatic Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete. Ancient sources for the legends of Daedalus give varying accounts of his parentage.
Detailed explanation-3: -According 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. He had a wife, Pasiphae, and three children: Androgeus, Ariadne and Phaedra. His splendid labyrinthine palace at Knossos was built for him by the great genius Daedalus.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did King Minos use the labyrinth for? Ans) King Minos used the labyrinth as a prison for a monster called the Minotaur, who had the body of a man and the head of a bull.