Mythical Monday: Minotaur Blues

A few depictions of Theseus and his victim, The Minotaur.

Above, Art by Paul Reid, Ireland, 2006. There are number of minotaur paintings by the artist at this site.

A bronze by the French master, Antoine-Louis Barye, 1841-46













Below, Children's book illustration by Fiona Sansom:

An illustration for Nathaniel Hawthorn's "Tanglewood Tales For Girls and Boys" by the artist, George Wharton Edwards, 1889:

The same illustration as it appears on the book's cover, slightly modified from the look of it:

And, finally, an entirely different illustration for a later edition of the same book can be found herein.