as the site of the labyrinth. The Minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus , the son of Aegeas . The term Minotaur derives from the Greek : Μῑνώταυρος (Mīnṓtauros), Etymologically it is a compound of the name Μίνως (Minos) and the noun ταύρος (tauros) "bull", thus it translated as "Bull of