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Faun vs Minotaur - What's the difference?

faun | minotaur |

As nouns the difference between faun and minotaur

is that faun is a woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry while minotaur is a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.

As a proper noun Minotaur is

a monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus.

faun

English

Alternative forms

* faune (rare or archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

    • Synonyms

    * satyr

    See also

    * ("faun" on Wikipedia)

    minotaur

    English

    (Minotaur)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Greek mythology) A monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.
  • Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength

    • See also

    *centaur *faun *satyr *