In ancient Greek stories, the Minotaur was a creature that was half man and half bull (a male cow). King Minos of Crete kept it in a labyrinth — a maze of paths that is hard to leave — and young men and women were sent in for it to eat. The hero Theseus killed it.

In ancient Greek stories, the Minotaur was a creature that was half man and half bull (a male cow)在古希臘故事裡，Minotaur是一種半人半公牛的生物 King Minos of Crete kept it in a labyrinth — a maze of paths that is hard to leave克里特島的Minos國王把牠關在labyrinth裡——一座很難走出去的迷宮 and young men and women were sent in for it to eat年輕的男男女女被送進去給牠吃 The hero Theseus killed it英雄Theseus殺了牠

Though actually, the “half and half” picture is a bit tidier than the old art: vase paintings usually give it a man's body and a bull's head, not a neat line across the waist. The story is myth, not history.

Though actually, the "half and half" picture is a bit tidier than the old art不過實際上，「一半一半」的畫面比古代藝術品所畫的要整齊 vase paintings usually give it a man's body and a bull's head, not a neat line across the waist花瓶上的畫通常畫牠是人的身體、公牛的頭，而不是腰間一條乾淨的分界線

People later tied it in their minds to the palace at Knossos, whose many rooms felt like a maze. There is one Minotaur in the old tale, not a whole species of maze-monsters.

The story is myth, not history這個故事是神話，不是歷史 People later tied it in their minds to the palace at Knossos, whose many rooms felt like a maze後來人們把它跟Knossos宮殿聯想在一起，那座宮殿房間很多，感覺就像迷宮 There is one Minotaur in the old tale, not a whole species of maze-monsters古老的故事裡只有一隻Minotaur，不是一整個物種的迷宮怪物