Do you have a favorite monster from literature? The TED-Ed team has created a lesson to explore “the scientific origins of the Minotaur.”
The villainous Minotaur appears in Book VIII of Ovid’s classic narrative poem, Metamorphoses. The animated video embedded above features a four-minute lesson that examines the science that may have influenced the ancient Greeks to imagine this fantastical creature.
Click here to download a free digital edition of Ovid’s magnum opus piece. Over at the TED-Ed website, viewers can access a quiz, a discussion board, and more resources.