This is a handmade replica of the Minotaur made in Crete, from 100% bronze using the traditional “Lost Wax” technique, the same technique used by the Ancient Greeks to create bronze sculptures and arsenal.

Height: 5.9 Inches 
Width: 1.1 Inches 
Depth: 1.2 Inches 
Weight: 0.58 Lbs 

History Of Minotaur

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a monster with the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull. The Minotaur was the offspring of the Cretan Queen Pasiphae and a majestic bull. Due to the Minotaur’s monstrous form, King Minos ordered the craftsman, Daedalus, and his son, Icarus, to build a huge maze known as the labyrinth to house the beast. The Minotaur remained in the labyrinth receiving annual offerings of youths and maidens to eat. He was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.

The word Minotaur is a compound word consisting of the ancient Greek name “Μίνως” or “Minos” and the noun “Ταύρος” or “bull.” Thus, the word Minotaur comes to mean “bull of Minos.” While, the Minotaur’s birth name, Asterion, in ancient Greek “Ἀστέριον” means “starry one” which suggests an association with the bull constellation: Taurus.