Cathyl, an example of a female Minotaur.
The Minotaurs (ミノタウルス, Minotaurusu) are a demihuman race with bovine attributes.
Affiliated with Greek mythology, Minotaur's possess cloven feet, horns, a tail, and are easily taller than an average human while also possessing greater physical strength that may rival a Centaur. There are two types of Minotaur, the lactating "milk producing" types and the aggressive "bullfighting" types.
Physiological Attributes[]
Minotaur's attributes in comparison to Pan Faun and Barometz.
- Milk: Female Minotaurs naturally produce large amounts of breast milk constantly, even outside of a pregnancy. Minotaur milk is noted to be especially delicious and nutritious which will be of a higher quality from a healthy diet, with there even being many Minotaur milk connoisseurs. Since the demand is much higher than the supply, it is a fast selling commodity that fetches a high price. Both Minotaur milk and Pan milk are nutritious enough and close enough to mother's milk that it is believed to be almost perfect for a human baby's needs. This, along with bypassing the adverse of effects of individuals who are lactose intolerant, makes Minotaur and Pan Milk superior to cow's milk and human milk.
- Size: Minotaurs are on average over 2 m tall, with 1,85 m being considered small for them.
- Horns: Due to their bovine biology, Minotaurs, whether male or female, have two horns on their heads, which can vary greatly in length and shape depending on the individual, ranging from curved to straight or with tips pointing downwards or upwards. Some Minotaurs, such as Chizu, also have long horns tilted to the side, similar to those of Texas Longhorn cattle.
- Large Breasts: Aside from their height, female Minotaurs are also known for their incredibly large breasts to the point that a J-cup is considered to be very small for one. Even compared to other liminal species with large breasts such as Centaurs or Arachne, the breasts of minotaurs are on average much way larger.
A group of male Minotaurs with significant sexual dimorphism (the bovine-like heads).
- Dimorphism: Minotaurs possess a distinct sexual dimorphism. While females have more human like heads and slimmer bodies, the males have more bovine like heads and brawnier bodies, giving male Minotaurs a generally wilder appearance. Female Minotaurs are also generally less muscular than their male counterparts, although they are still much more muscular than the average human.
- Strength: Because of their size and musculature, Minotaurs are one of the strongest Liminal species even if their females have a slender build. Although it is not known if they are as strong as Ogres, they can easily lift a fully grown human with one arm or carry logs as large as their entire body. Even small Minotaurs like Cream are still much stronger than a average human, but according to Garou in Chapter 85, a single Minotaur, despite its impressive strength, is no match for a Werewolf.
- Heat resistance: Minotaurs are resistant to hot temperatures such as those of a sauna.[1]
- Motherly Hormones: While female Minotaurs naturally have motherly hormones, Chapter 90 reveals that when a person with whom a female Milk Producing Minotaur already has a romantic or at least close bond, begins to act like a baby towards her and drinks milk from her breasts, this causes her maternal hormones to run wild. In such a case, the Minotauride is almost like going into a kind of trance, treating the person close to her like a baby all day long, to the point where it can lead to a mental torture.
- Dual colored Hair: At least female Minotaurs are known to generally have dual colored head hair. While the hair on the front of their crowns is always white or cream, the hair on the sides and back of their heads can be other colors such as brown and black but also blue or green.
- For some reason, all female Minotaurs wear cow-bells around their necks. Whether this is a cultural, fashion, or functional thing is unknown – but is ubiquitous. Conversely, it seems to be fashionable among male Minotaurs to wear large nose rings as seen in Chapter 85.
Subspecies[]
Milk Producing Type[]
Minotaurs Milk Producing Type.
This subspecies of Minotaurs, in the official translation also simply referred to as Milk type, are the kind that produces a rich milk which is considered both nutritious and delicious. They usually have the coloration of normal farm cows (holstein friesian) and appear to have two-tone color, one light and one dark. Much like their bovine counterparts, female "milk producing" Minotaurs produce large quantities of breast milk. If they are not regularly milked, their breasts become swollen to the point of it being uncomfortable. In this regard, is also noted that industrial milking does not please this subspecies since it does not remove all the milk that they produce in their breasts. On the other hand milking massage tends to make them expel even more milk, however, this will make them enter into an orgasmic state and will create an affective bond with the milker. They're also gifted with incredible strength as well despite their feminine figures.
Cathyl, Mil, Urt, Cream and Chizu are considered as "Milk Producing" Minotaurs.
Bullfighting Type[]
Bullfighting Minotaur imagined by Kimihito.
This subspecies of Minotaurs are considered brutish and knuckle headed, mostly bred for the likes of war or traditional "bullfighting", their coloration is a bit darker and possess a rather fit and muscular physique.
As specified in the manga, due to her having a heritage of bullfighting (or war-like) minotaurs in her genes, Cara is considered the closest to a "Bullfighting" Minotaur seen so far.
Catoblepas[]
Catoblepas (カトブレパス, Katoburepasu) are demihuman species that came from Ethiopia.
It is said to have the body of a cape buffalo. Its head is always pointing downwards due to its head being heavy. Its stare or breath could either turn people into stone, or kill them. The catoblepas is often thought to be based on real-life encounters with wildebeest, such that some dictionaries say that the word is synonymous with "gnu". Also known as an African version of a Gorgon.
In spite of this rumour, Catoblepas are generally lethargic/demure in nature and rarely display aggressive behaviours.
Holstaurus[]
A example of Holstaurus.
Holstaurus (ホルスタウルス, Horusutaurusu), or Holstaurs, are a humanoid sub-species of Minotaur. They are similar to a human in all characteristics but for possessing a pair of cow-like ears and horns upon their head. They are generally very gentle and are more associated with cows, while Minotaurs are more associated with bulls.
Ushiko is a Holstaurus and a member of the idol group ANM48.
Members[]
In the Manga[]
- Cathyl (Milk Producing Type)
- Mil (Milk Producing Type)
- Goda (Milk Producing Type)
- Emmenta (Milk Producing Type)
- Urt (Milk Producing Type)
- Zarella (Milk Producing Type)
- Camembert (Milk Producing Type)
- Cream (Milk Producing Type)
- Ruyèr (Milk Producing Type)
- Cheda (Milk Producing Type)
- Ricotta (Milk Producing Type)
- Raclette (Milk Producing Type)
- Chizu (Milk Producing Type)
- Parmino (Milk Producing Type)
- Reggiano (Milk Producing Type)
- Zola (Milk Producing Type)
- Cara (Milk Producing Type with Bullfighting ancestry)
- Cotta (Milk Producing Type with possible Bullfighting ancestry)
- Tilto (Milk Producing Type with possible Bullfighting ancestry)
- Pone (Milk Producing Type with possible Bullfighting ancestry)
- Quark (Milk Producing Type with possible Bullfighting ancestry)
- Ushiko (Holstaurus)[2]
In the Game[]
Gallery[]
See Also[]
Trivia[]
- In Greek mythology, the term "Minotaur" originally referred to a unique mythological figure and is only used in modern times as a name for an entire species. For this reason, unlike to Centaurs or Satyrs, there is no official term for a female minotaur, although they could be called "Minotaurides", or singularly "Minotauride".
- Unlike other Liminal species, it isn't exactly specified how do standard Minotaurs look like but the milk producing type is most likely the one to be considered.
- While the introduction of such items into the human economy in Monster Musume are currently illegal due to pending safety enquiries, some farms and ranches such as The Ranch, the Black Lily Ranch and Minos Farm produce and sell Minotaur milk privately. As Ms Smith reveals in Chapter 86, this is partly due to the fact that while the Japanese government has technically completely prohibited the sale of Liminal milk, this act is still more of a gray area due to loopholes in the laws.
- Milk producing Minotaurs' nipples appear to be very strong erogenous zones, more so than other species. Just being massaged and milked by the hands of someone they like is enough for them to orgasm. Regarding this, most of them instead of moaning tend to moo when they are excited.
- Although shown only with Cream, Milk producing minotaurs can have their breast size increase over time if they are regularly massaged by someone they have some romantic attraction towards.
- Although not expressly stated, it can be assumed that the aggressive "bullfighting" type is more widespread among male Minotaurs than among female Minotaurs, taking into the fact that bulls are inherently more aggressive than cows.
- Cathyl revealed in Chapter 56 that Minotaurs do not have the same diet as the animals that they are based on because while cows are pure herbivores, Minotaurs are omnivorous and are in fact stated to love meat even if it's beef. Kimihito is amazed at this but it could already be assumed beforehand since the original Minotaur, which is sometimes named Asterius, was depicted as a human-eating monster in Greek Mythology.
- Chapter 67 reveals that Minotaurs have a very high tolerance for hot temperatures. This contradicts the animals on which they are based on, because most domestic cattles are actually very susceptible to hot temperatures. Even a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius can cause heat stress, especially in dairy cows as most breeds originate from temperate countries like those in Europe.
- Since the events in Volume 14, the Minotaurs are by the far the Liminal species with the most named representatives in the manga series with a total of 22.
- As seen in in the fan-translations of Chapter 85, male Minotaurs seems to have an somewhat unusual way of speaking as they say "M" instead of "N" or often drag out the "O" in certain words, making some of their words sound like a cow mooing. In the official translation, these linguistic peculiarities are not quite as pronounced, but similar to male Orcs, who often add an 'oink' at the end of their sentences, male minotaurs often add a 'Moo' at the end of their sentences. This could be because the larynx and vocal cords of male Minotaurs are more similar to those of cattle than to those of humans due to their bull-like heads, as opposed to female Minotaurs with their human-like heads.
- While male Minotaurs in Monster Musume are often depicted as monochromatic, in Chapter 85 it can be seen that some of them also have spot pattern. This also applies to European domestic cattle in real life, because while bulls are almost always depicted in many media with monochromatic black or brown hair, they can also have a spot pattern just like cows but it's unknown whether the spotted male Minotaurs belong to the milking breed subspecies.
- The male minotaur shown in the omake of Volume 11 looks similar to the highland breed of cattle as he's very shaggy unlike the male Minotaurs in chapter 85 but it's unknown whether he belongs to another subspecies of minotaur or how would his female counterparts look like if that is the case.
- Similar to Centaurs, male Minotaurs are shown to be way beefier than their females but unlike the Centaurs, it isn't explained why many female Minotaurs are daiting with male humans and whether male Minotaurs have the same culture in history as Centaurs that only the strong can breed which resulted in their muscular appearances.
- Generally speaking, it is very likely that minotaurs are closely related to Satyrs and Pans as they're all anthropomorphic ungulates-like Liminals whose animal counterparts belongs to the bovidae family.
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