What significance does the Minotaur have on history?

The Minotaur was a monster (mythical creature) with a man's body and the head and tail of a bull in the Greek mythology. The Minotaurs head served a symbol of Athens power until the death of Theseus. The creature was also used as a tool of death and torture.

He was the offspring of the Cretan queen Pasiphae and a majestic bull and for its monstrous form the king Minos ordered Minotaur to be in a big maze, Labyrinth to house the beast.

In the Labyrinth, the Minotaur received annual offerings of youths and maidens to eat but was eventually killed by the Athenian hero, Theseus.