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noun son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs)bor. English Minos Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs).
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