Misunderstood Monsters Episode 10: The Minotaur and Other Bulls

The Minotaur is a total icon, one of the fiercest and most well-known monsters in Greek mythology. So what’s his story? We'll explore it, plus meet some astonishing bovines from other cultures, such as the Mesopotamian Bull of Heaven and Donn Cuailnge, the bull at the center of Irish mythology's greatest battle.

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Transcript for Episode 10

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Stuff to Read: 

• The Minotaur
  • On Mythopedia and World History Encyclopedia
  • Quotes from original Greek and Roman sources (translated to English!)
  • Theseus and the Minotaur: More than a Myth?
  • Ashmolean Museum: Myths of the Labyrinth
  • The Labyrinth Society
• The Bull of Heaven
  • From World History Encyclopedia
  • From The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet VI
• The Cattle Raid of Cooley
  • An Táin Bó Cúailnge: Ireland’s National Epic
  • Irish Road Trip: The Legend of the Cattle Raid of Cooley
  • On Mythopedia: Cu Chulainn
  • English translation of "The Combat of Ferdiad and Cuchulain" from An Táin Bó Cúailnge

Stuff to Watch: Our curated YouTube playlist for this episode!