Down, down below the imperial Palace of Knossos, the capital of Crete and home to King Minos, legend has it that there lurks a mythical beast. A beast so terrible, so ferocious, that it could not be allowed to see the light of day. Contained within a maze, and fed by sacrificial rites, it is doomed to a storybook ending.  […]

Source:  https://classicalwisdom.com/mythology/monsters/minotaur-a-beastie-of-epic-proportions/