Minos put down piracy, that his revenues might come to him better.
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Minos
//ˈmaɪnɒs//
Synonyms for "minos" (37 found)
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14 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Μῑ́νως name (mythological king of Crete)
Armenian
1 entries- Մինոս name (mythological king of Crete)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 米諾斯 /米诺斯 name (mythological king of Crete)
Esperanto
1 entries- Minoo name (mythological king of Crete)
Finnish
1 entries- Minos name (mythological king of Crete)
Georgian
1 entries- მინოსი name (mythological king of Crete)
Greek
1 entries- Μίνωας name (mythological king of Crete)
Hungarian
1 entries- Minósz name (mythological king of Crete)
Italian
1 entries- Minosse name (mythological king of Crete)
Latin
1 entries- Mīnōs name (mythological king of Crete)
Minoan
1 entries- 𐘻𐘯𐘃 name (mythological king of Crete)
Russian
1 entries- Ми́нос name (mythological king of Crete)
Sicilian
2 entries- Minos name (mythological king of Crete)
- Minussi name (mythological king of Crete)
Sample sentences
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Daedalus was an engineer who was imprisoned by King Minos. With his son, Icarus, he made wings of wax and feathers.
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The Minotaur was a monster shaped half like a man and half like a bull, confined in the labyrinth built by Daedalus for Minos, and given a periodic tribute of youths and maidens as food until killed by Theseus.
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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.
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