Half bull - half man, the Minotaurwas one of the most awesome monsters of ancient times. Its horns were sharp as knives, its great hooves could kick the life out of the strongest of heroes, and its food was the flesh of humans. The Minotaur lived in a large labyrinth, a great maze of winding passages, on the island Crete. Each year,seven boys and seven girls were sent from Greece to keep itsappetite sated.