Kretan Bull

The Kretan Bull was a legendary bull which inhabited the Fertile Battleground region of Messara, Greece during the 5th century BCE.
==History==
===Mythology===
The Kretan Bull was said to be the father of the Minotaur, whom the Kretan Bull sired with Pasiphae.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Messara: Gortyn Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – "Art, Religion, and Myths" – Knossos: Birth of the Minotaur Later, the bull wreaked havoc on crops and property all around the island of Krete.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Messara: The Kretan Bull
King Eurystheas of Mycenae commanded the hero Herakles to kill the bull as the seventh of his tasks. Before facing the bull, Herakles sought out King Minos, and was given permission to deal with the beast. The bull was captured and suppressed by the hero-god, but instead of killing it, he shipped it to Eurystheas as proof, and then the animal was released.
Later, the bull wandered into Marathon, Attika, becoming known as the "Marathonian Bull". It was eventually slain by Theseus.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
===5th century BCE===
At some point during the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra hunted an incarnation of the Bull down at the request of Daphnae, the acting leader of the Daughters of Artemis. Kassandra subsequently looted its pelt and gave it to Daphnae in Phokis.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Kretan Bull
==Place==
The beast's lair was a marshy area with rocky outcroppings and heavy undergrowth of shrubs. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==Gallery==
ACOd-KretanBull.jpg
ACOd-KretanBull-rest.jpg|The Bull at rest
ACOd-KretanBull-01.jpg|Kassandra seeing the Bull the first time
ACOd-KretanBull-02.jpg|Engaging in combat
ACOd-KretanBull-03.jpg|Fighting
ACOd-KretanBull-04.jpg|Charging
ACOd-KretanBull-05.jpg|The Bull dead
Cretan Bull - Assassin's Creed Odyssey.jpg|Promotional image of the bull charging at the misthios
ACOd-relief-LabourBull.jpg|A metope depicting Herakles and the mythical Kretan Bull
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==References==
Category:Animals
Category:Greek mythology
Category:Legendary animals
Category:Mythical creatures