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  2. Cretan Bull - Wikipedia

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    Ancient drachma from Larissa, around 420 BC, depicting Heracles with the Cretan Bull.Now in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland. Minos was king in Crete.In order to confirm his right to rule, rather than any of his brothers, he prayed Poseidon send him a snow-white bull as a sign.

  3. Minos - Wikipedia

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    In the Aeneid of Virgil, Minos was the judge of those who had been given the death penalty on a false charge - Minos sits with a huge urn and decides whether a soul should go to Elysium or Tartarus with the help of a silent jury. Radamanthus, his brother, is a judge at Tartarus who decides upon suitable punishments for sinners there.

  4. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Named after Minos Prime from the video game ULTRAKILL. bacteriophage Mothers against decapentaplegic 1–9, and the associated Daughters against dpp [6] Takes the name from "Mothers against drunk driving" and similar campaigns: Mutations in the gene of the mother cause improper development in the offspring Moron gene

  5. Knossos - Wikipedia

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    Knossos is dominated by the monumental Palace of Minos. Like other Minoan palaces , this complex of buildings served as a combination religious and administrative centre rather than a royal residence.

  6. Sacrificial victims of the Minotaur - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the people of Athens were at one point compelled by King Minos of Crete to choose fourteen young noble citizens (seven young men and seven young women) to be offered as sacrificial victims to the half-human, half-taurine monster Minotaur to be killed in retribution for the death of Minos' son Androgeos.

  7. Bears say they are raising season ticket prices by an average ...

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    The Chicago Bears are raising season ticket prices by an average of 10%. President Kevin Warren announced the increase in an email to season ticket holders on Wednesday, citing "market dynamics ...

  8. The tiny planet-not-planet that could: Pluto was discovered ...

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    Pluto's reign. For decades, students learned the phrase "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" to remember the order of the planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars ...

  9. Second circle of hell - Wikipedia

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    The circle of lust introduces Dante's depiction of King Minos, the judge of hell; this portrayal derives from the role of Minos in the Greek underworld in the works of Virgil and Homer. Dante also depicts a number of historical and mythological figures within the second circle, although chief among these are Francesca da Rimini and Paolo ...