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Stainless Steel Minotaur Necklace with 22 inch chain. $10.95
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About The Minotaur
The Minotaur is one of the most iconic figures in Greek mythology. Often symbolizing chaos, entrapment, and the darker aspects of human nature. Born from the union of Queen Pasiphaë of Crete and a divine bull. Also the Minotaur had the body of a man and the head of a bull. His unnatural birth was a punishment from the gods after King Minos failed to honor his promise to sacrifice the bull to Poseidon. Ashamed and fearful of the creature, Minos ordered the construction of the Labyrinth, a vast and complex maze designed by the master craftsman Daedalus, to imprison the Minotaur and conceal his existence.
The Minotaur’s existence was marked by violence and isolation. To keep the beast satiated, Minos demanded tribute from Athens: every nine years, seven young men and seven young women were sent into the Labyrinth as sacrifices. This grim cycle continued until the Athenian hero Theseus volunteered to end it. With the help of Minos’s daughter, Ariadne, who provided him with a ball of thread to find his way back, Theseus ventured into the Labyrinth, slew the Minotaur, and freed Athens from its grim obligation.
Symbolically, the Minotaur represents the untamed, primal instincts hidden within human beings. Also as the consequences of pride and disobedience to the gods. The Labyrinth itself serves as a metaphor for the complex and often tortuous journey toward self-understanding and mastery over one’s darker impulses.
In modern interpretations, the Minotaur remains a powerful symbol. Also appearing in literature, art, and psychology as a figure of inner struggle, alienation, and the search for redemption. Despite his monstrous appearance, the Minotaur is also often portrayed as a tragic figure. A victim of circumstances beyond his control, imprisoned in a world he never chose.
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