| “ | You are not aware of the impact you have had, son of Hades! You willingly came to Tartarus to help a Titan! You defied those great forces who would require us to serve as mindless weapons forever. You showed up another way. | „ |
| ~ Asterion to Nico de Angelo. |
Asterion, better known as The Minotaur is a minor antagonist in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan, as well as it's film and Disney+ adaptations of the same name, and in the 2009 novel The Last Olympian.
He is a monster who kidnapped Sally Jackson, the mother of Percy Jackson, and who tried to kill Percy himself but was defeated. The Minotaur, now going by his real name Asterion, returns as a protagonist in the 2025 novel The Court of the Dead.
His vocal sound effects were provided by Nia Hansen.
Appearance[]
Like the original minotaur in myth, he was depicted as a huge humanoid creature with many human-like features except he has the head of a bull and muscular legs that are more like a bulls'. In the book, he is described as having fur from about the belly-button on up and naked except for a pair of bright white Fruit of the Loom underwear. In The Court of the Dead, it's revealed that the Minotaur hand-knitted the underwear as he has talent for knitting. In that book, he is wearing a blue kilt over the same pair of underwear.
For the film, it retains its original features except that it not worn any underwear.
Biography[]
Book[]
Minotaur's history until its demise at hands of Percy Jackson in the first book goes more or less in the same way in the film, except that how one of its horns was severed was due to Percy snapped it with his bare hands and discovered his half-god nature before stabbed it in the side, killing him. The Minotaur's severed horn was kept by Percy. Percy later accused Hades of sending the Minotaur after him, but learns that Hades was innocent, having only sent the Furies to find his Helm of Darkness.
Like all monsters, Minotaur's demise was temporary as he later naturally revived in Tartarus and made his way back to Earth as a general for Kronos's Titan army. This time, however, the Minotaur was clad in armor and carried a large axe whose blade was shaped like the letter Omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet, possibly because it is the last thing a demigod sees before it is killed. The axe holds necklaces from killed demigods. While in the Williamsburg Bridge, the Minotaur lead the charge across the bridge against the Apollo campers lead by Michael Yew. When Percy flies in on Blackjack to help, the Minotaur tosses a car at him, forcing him to land on the bridge. Percy then confronts the Minotaur, causing him to become angry and roars at the other monsters when they go to attack him. Before they fight, Percy sees that the Minotaur has camp necklaces tied to his twin swords to show how many demigods he had defeated.
The Minotaur then charged Percy, but in a flash, Percy cut his axe in half and sliced off both of his horns. When the Minotaur became angry, he charged again as Percy took the broken axe and ran for the side of the bridge. Percy then held the broken axe and the Minotaur ran into it. Percy then tossed the Minotaur over the side of the bridge and he turned to dust as he fell.
Over a year later, the Minotaur regenerates again, but this time no one summons him to do their bidding as Kronos and Gaea have both met their demise by the time that the Minotaur returns. The Minotaur eventually makes his way out of Tartarus on his own and to Camp Jupiter where he and other monsters, or mythics as they prefer to be called, seek to change their ways. Revealing that he can talk, the Minotaur asks to be called by his real name Asterion and explains that as far back as his time in the Labyrinth, he has been left without a choice in his actions, caught in a constant cycle of death, rebirth and being summoned to go after a more powerful being's enemies. Asterion even expresses remorse for his attack on Percy and a desire to make amends with the demigod who is currently too busy with college. Asterion proves to be true to his word, seeking a genuine change for the better and eventually settling into a new life at Camp Jupiter with other mythics who seek a change for the better. In particular, Asterion helps the Roman demigods with combat training and temple remodeling.
Movie[]
Near a field of cows, the Minotaur sees Sally driving her car trying to convey Percy and their satyr protector Grover Underwood to Camp Half-Blood. He throws a cow in front of them, causing a car accident. After getting out of the car, they see the Minotaur charging at them and they run to Camp Half-Blood. The Minotaur lifts their car and throws it at them, but he misses them narrowly. They finally reach the Camp, but it is unfortunately Sally is the one who is unable to enter due to the magical barrier. The Minotaur arrives and grabs her, then he makes her vanish to the Underworld. Percy tries to fight him with his sword, but the Minotaur punches him up to a tree, causing him to lose his weapon. He then rams at him, but Percy escapes and the Minotaur stuck one of his horns on the tree. He manages to free himself by breaking his horn and goes attack Percy, who seizes his broken horn and uses it to stab him in the heart.
TV Series[]
In the Percy Jackson TV series, the Minotaur's attack and demise is similar to the events in the book.
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