Minos, the Monarch of Beasts

Minos, a king of a long forgotten land that offended the old Gods, as punishment, a terrible creature was entombed beneath it's streets, within a terrible labyrinth, Minos sent many to their death as food for the beast eventually becoming one with it. The roars of the great bull-headed monster would terrify all lesser creatures, reigning over them through strength and rage, thus did Minos become the Monarch of Beasts.