Minotaur - Kent, CT
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N 41° 43.716 W 073° 28.425
18T E 626937 N 4620769
A rock sculpture entitled "Minotaur Bound" is located at the entrance to a shopping plaza off Route 7 in Kent, CT
Waymark Code: WMFWZB
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2012
Views: 6
In Ancient Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man who lived at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth designed by Daedalus and his son Icarus at the command of King Minos of Crete. The Minotaur was the offspring of Minos' wife, Pasiphaë, and a white bull given to Minos by Poseidon. The Minotaur required humans for food. Minos was advised to build the labyrinth by the oracle at Delphi to contain the human-eating Minotaur. The Athenian, Theseus volunteered kill the Minotaur. He travelled into the labyrinth and successfully slayed the monster.
A minotaur now a genetic term referring to members of a race of bull-headed creatures used extensively in modern fantasy fiction. The sculpture is constructed rocks by artist Joseph Jaskolka. It depicts a 8' tall minotaur standing upright on a rock slab with his arms crossed at the wrist. He is bound and chained to a pair of rock posts.
Time Period: Ancient
Approximate Date of Epic Period: 9th – 6th centuries BC
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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