Sacrificial Virgins for the Minotaur of Knossos by UteBigSmile
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Many thanks for looking again, I wish you all a nice Day! 😊
History:
Minotaur, Greek Minotauros (“Minos’s Bull”), in Greek mythology, a fabulous monster of Crete that had the body of a man and the head of a bull. It was the offspring of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a snow-white bull sent to Minos by the god Poseidon for sacrifice.
Minos, instead of sacrificing it, kept it alive; Poseidon as a punishment made Pasiphae fall in love with it. Her child by the bull was shut up in the Labyrinth created for Minos by Daedalus. A son of Minos, Androgeos, was later killed by the Athenians; to avenge his death, Minos demanded that seven Athenian youths and seven maidens should be sent every ninth year (or, according to another version, every year) to be devoured by the Minotaur.
When the third time of sacrifice came, the Athenian hero Theseus volunteered to go, and, with the help of Ariadne, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, he killed the monster and ended the tribute.
PS. A lot of years ago, when I was on my holiday in Creta (Heraklion), I also visited these impressive ruins of Knosos.
Comments (28)
CoolDimension
Wow! Great scene. I hope they get rescued. Maybe we could see that.
UteBigSmile
As the legend told it, they probably won't!
Tracesl
excellent
gaius
Eh bien ! voilà que tu fias des images inquiétantes ? Mais c'est toujours aussi bien fait.
cSb1902
Where's Theseus when you need him? Great scene, especially character poses and expressions.
Cgaynor
Well done scene. Brutal for the "guests" of honor.
JoeJarrah Online Now!
Great work, engaging visual narrative. The mastermind behind it all is ofc that bear...😉
Jean_C
Les pauvres! Et personne pour venir les secourir ? Joli rendu, Ute!
UteBigSmile
Comme le dit la légende, ils ne le feront probablement pas !
Deva3D
Fantastic scene!
UteBigSmile
Спасибо! 😉
Flint_Hawk
This legend has always been frightening! You have done an excellent job portraying it with the figures poses & expressions!
Hopefully none of the cruelty of the past will be carried into the New Year!
mtdana
Oh no - there are three Minotaur, I think the town is running out - You don't want to be a virgins in that town ;) Have a great New Year !!!
Blue_Steel
Du kannst Geschichten erzählen. Mir gefällt es wieder.
VDH
Een originele en schrikwekkende scene !Je fantasy heb je prachtig in beeld gebracht !
rbowen
Great characters and scene! Excellent work, Ute!!!
eekdog Online Now!
image filled with great wonders of characters. Happy New Year.
RodS Online Now!
Great job with the legend of the Minotaur, Ute! Time to mount a rescue mission for those poor but lovely ladies!
contedesfees
Excellent.
jdwtrxk
Nice as always. Looks like the minotaur has help. Must have been nice to see the ruins of Knossos....
miwi
Klasse Szene,aber ich bezweifel das es immer Jungfraun waren.LOL Ich wünsche euch beiden ein Glückliches und Erfolgreiches Neues Jahr,und vorallen Dingen Gesundheit, passt auf euch auf,liebe Grüße,Michael.
UteBigSmile
Dank du Schleimer, wenn' ich's überlebe erzähle ich dir wie es mir geht, ich wette dass du diese Antworten nicht alle lesen tust!?! 😊👍
bakapo
A good rendition of the story. What a scary thing to do and have to deal with. Someone should always rescue the ladies.
daggerwilldo
And i though living in the time of Mr. Monster 'Trump' was bad. Had he of won a 2nd term I have little doubt he might have proclaimed sacrifice to himself, Christian. This is a lovely piece and as a plus... a look into mythology which is always fun.
UteBigSmile
When there was 'mythology' in the history class in high school, I always paid particular attention!
jmattatall
Great idea!
Lucusoo
Stunning.
Davidvantol
Fantastic work !!
A_Sunbeam Online Now!
Great characters and expressions!
Saby55
Tra le figure mitologiche dell'antica Grecia, il Minotauro è sicuramente una delle più affascinanti. Bella immagine storica e rendering fantastico!!!👏👍🙋♂️
starship64
NIcely done!
Axeye
Wow awesome scene! Someone save them please! Love it!
Giffy01
Hallo liebe Ute, na Du warst ja fleißig. So viele wunderschöne neue Bilder. Da werde ich ja lange brauchen, um mich da durchzuarbeiten - lach. Ich hatte leider sehr viel zu tun und war die letzte Zeit fast gar nicht am PC. Na ja, ich kann nun wieder öfter vorbeischauen. Hoffentlich bist Du gesund ins neue Jahr gekommen!? Und bevor ich es vergesse - das Bild hast Du wunderschön zusammengestellt.