Minotaur Sightings
- The Metamorphoses by Ovid 2
Read the Minotaur's whole story—from creepy birth to tragic (or not-so-tragic) death—in book 8 of The Metamorphoses.
- Inferno by Dante
Dante and Virgil run into the Minotaur in the seventh circle of Hell, home to some very violent souls. Asterion is not super psyched about their appearance.
- "The House of Asterion" by Jorge Luis Borges 1947
Want to hear Asterion's side of things? Here's your chance: he speaks in the first person in this short story. And he's not too happy.
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 1950 - 1956
There's more than just one minotaur in the world of Narnia. (We were really set with just one, thank you very much.)
- The Minotaur, Wild Beast of Crete 1960
Check it out as the 1960s take on the story of the Minotaur.
- Kaz the Minotaur by Richard A. Knaack 2004
The Minotaur travels on horseback in this Dungeons and Dragons novel. Whoa, Asterion!
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 2005
Percy gives the Minotaur no mercy in this take on the story. Hey, he had it coming.
- Minotaur 2006
As creepy as you thought the Minotaur was, this movie has got you beat. The movie cover alone has given us nightmares.
- God of War II 2007
Epic tale? Check. Novel? Check. Movie? Check. And now, he's made his way into the world of video games.
- Immortals 2011
Sorry, Asterion. This one is a story about Theseus, but hey, it's in 3-D. We couldn't pass it by.
- Wrath of the Titans 2012
This flick might not be super accurate to the myth, but you know what they say: there's no such thing as bad press.
