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Minos
Μίνως grc
Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa, king of Crete
Overview
Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa, king of CreteWikidata record description. Read Minos in the Wikipedia reader.
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One office on record
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
- Dates unrecorded king of Crete
Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 31
Kinship in an account 2
Family 29
- child of (child) Europa Phoenician character in Greek mythology, daughter of Agenor
- child of (father) Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
- parent of (father) Acacallis daughter of Minos in Greek mythology
- parent of (father) Androgeus mythical son of Minos
- parent of (father) Ariadne the daughter of Minos in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Asterius mythical son of Minos
- parent of (child) Astraea mythical daughter of Minos
- parent of (child) Brylle daughter of Minos in Greek mythology
- parent of (father) Catreus king of Crete and a son of Minos and Pasiphaë
- parent of (father) Chryses mythical son of Minos and priest of Apollo
- parent of (father) Deucalion of Crete King of Crete in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Eurymedon mythical son of Minos
- parent of (child) Euxantius son of Minos and mythical king of Ceos
- parent of (father) Glaucus son of Minos
- parent of (child) Hecale daughter of Minos in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Lycastus mythical son of the first Minos
- parent of (child) Nephalion Greek mythical character, son of Minos
- parent of (father) Phaedra wife of Theseus in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Philolaus mythical son of Minos
- parent of (child) Xenodice mythical daughter of Minos
- partner of Dexithea mythical consort of Minos
- partner of Paria nymph, consort of Minos of Crete
- sibling of Manes king of Maeonia
- sibling of Rhadamanthus Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa
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- sibling of Sarpedon Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa
- married to Crete mythological daughter of Asterios
- married to Dexithea mythical consort of Minos
- married to Itone mythical wife of the first Minos
- married to Pasiphaë daughter of Perse and Helios, the Sun in Greek mythology, queen of Crete
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