To decode the symbol of the Minotaur, we must look at the symbolism of the labyrinth — an archetypal image representing the center, the source, the sacred place — a secret.

Minotaur´s Labyrinth. ByArthur Pinheiro Machado, Former Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Oct 21, 2015, 12:00pm EDT Oct 21, 2015, 12:00pm EDT.

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The Minotaur’s prison, the Labyrinth, also has deep roots in Minoan material culture, but scholars have different theories as to its origin.

Metaphorically speaking, we each must meet the Minotaur lurking in the shadowy labyrinth some day. Often, this occurs during the psychotherapy process.

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The Minotaur, half man, half bull, with a labyrinth as a home. Life wasn’t perfect for this iconic monster from Greek Mythology through no fault of its own. Born into the world through trickery ...

In the myth of the minotaur, the young warrior Theseus ventures into a labyrinth to confront the minotaur, the half-bull, half-man monster who terrorizes the Cretan royal family.

THE KING MUST DIE (338 pp.)—Mary Renault—Pantheon ($4.50).The best excuse for retelling a myth is to be unfaithful to it. When Joyce reworked the Odyssey, turning Ulysses into the Jew ...