The Minotaur The Minotaur is a creature from He has the head of a bull and the man Greek myth body of a A long time ago in Greece, there and Queen The King’s name was the Queen’s name was Pasiphae many animals in their castle The beautiful was a magic white bull was a King Minos, and They had most One day, the Queen fell in love with the bull They had a baby This baby had the head of a bull and the body of a man He was called the Minotaur The Minotaur grew up quickly He was very strong, and very mean He liked to fight, and he ate people Everyone was scared of him King Minos built a giant maze under his castle Then he put the Minotaur in the maze The Minotaur lived alone in the darkness When he was hungry, King Minos gave him children to eat But one day, a hero came to the city His name was Theseus, and he was clever and brave He went into the maze, and fought the Minotaur The Minotaur died Theseus didn’t He used rope to explore the maze, and then he went home Questions & Activities • • • • • • • • • • • What did the Minotaur look like? What was the King’s name? What was the Queen’s name? Who were the Minotaur’s mother and father? Was the Minotaur nice or nasty? Why? What did the Minotaur eat? Where did the Minotaur live? How did the Minotaur die? What other magic creatures you know? Draw a maze Find Greece on a classroom map