Minos

minos Minòs English right|thumb|"There Minos stands", illustration by Gustave Doré for an edition of Dante Alighieri Dante's Inferno (Dante) Inferno. Etymology en :bor grc:Μῑ́νως + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈmaɪnɒs/ /ˈmaɪnəs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Minos.wav US en aɪnəs 2 Proper noun en Greek mythology The mythological first king of Crete, a son of Zeus by Europa, who imprisoned the Minotaur in a labyrinth and after death was made a judge of the dead in Hades; a putative corresponding historical person. en Aeacus Rhadamanthus en 1749 w:Henry Fielding A Journey from this World to the Next 1851 Thomas Roscoe The Works of Henry Fielding: Complete in One Volume w:Henry G. Bohn https://books.google.com.au/books?id=10k_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA602&dq=%22Minos%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQuavx-Y3iAhUBRo8KHS98DxgQ6AEI-gEwKQ#v=onepage&q=%22Minos%22&f=false 602 At length we arrived at the gate of Elysium. Here was a prodigious crowd of spirits waiting for admittance, some of whom were admitted, and some were rejected; for all were strictly examined by the porter, whom I soon discovered to be the celebrated judge Minos. en 1856 Leonhard Schmitz; Connop Thirlwall A History of Greece From the Earliest Times to the Destruction of Corinth 4th Longman Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans https://books.google.com.au/books?id=FVcCVzwFF8UC&pg=PA37&dq=%22Minos%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQuavx-Y3iAhUBRo8KHS98DxgQ6AEIiQQwXw#v=onepage&q=%22Minos%22&f=false 37 That the Cyclades were subject to Minos, is confirmed by numerous traces; and the general belief of the ancients was, that he founded colonies even in Lemnos and Thrace. en 2003 Chris Scarre; Rebecca Stefoff The Palace of Minos at Knossos w:Oxford University Press https://books.google.com.au/books?id=qCybarSwhWMC&pg=PT39&dq=%22Minos%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQuavx-Y3iAhUBRo8KHS98DxgQ6AEIRDAF#v=onepage&q=%22Minos%22&f=false 38 Whether or not Minos really existed and ruled at Knossos, the ruins on Kephala hill today are known by the name Arthur Evans Evans gave them. Related terms en Minoan en Minotaur Translations mythological king of Crete Armenian: hy Մինոս Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 米諾斯 Mǐnuòsī Esperanto: eo Minoo Finnish: fi Minos Georgian: ka მინოსი Greek: el Μίνωας m Ancient Greek: grc Μῑ́νως m Hungarian: hu Minósz Italian: it Minosse m Latin: la Mīnōs m Minoan: omn 𐘻𐘯𐘃 Minute Russian: ru Ми́нос m Sicilian: scn Minos m, scn Minussi m Further reading Minos (dialogue) Purported dialogue of Plato concerning law. Anagrams en imnos Simon omnis simon Latin la: Etymology la Mīnōs :bor grc:Μῑ́νως + 1 Pronunciation Mīnōs Proper noun Mīnōs<3> Mīnōis m la Greek mythology en Minos Declension Mīnōs<3> Mīnōs Mīnōis/Mīnōnis Mīnōī Mīnōem/Mīnōa Mīnōe Mīnōs Further reading