Greek · No. 044

Cretan Bull

Real myth

Cretan Bull
It came out of the sea as white as foam. It drove an island mad.
Rarity
Uncommon
Category
Monster
ATK
1800
DEF
1600
Level
5
Type
Beast
Element
Earth
Constellations
Feather · Bull

The myth

The Cretan Bull was the white bull Poseidon sent up from the sea for King Minos to sacrifice. Minos found it too beautiful and sacrificed another; as punishment the bull went mad and ravaged the island, and from it and Queen Pasiphae the Minotaur was born. Capturing it was the seventh labor of Heracles, who brought it to Eurystheus. Released, the bull roamed the Peloponnese, crossed the isthmus and reached Marathon in Attica, where it terrorized the people until Theseus killed it. Acusilaus said it was the same bull that carried off Europa (Apollodorus 2.5.7).

Why it has this power

An Uncommon level-5 card with 1800 ATK and 1600 DEF: a divine bull, stronger than ordinary beasts of its level. An Earth Beast, it bears the Feather and Bull constellations, the light sea foam it rose from and the sign of the bull itself. It pairs well with the Nemean Lionskin.

Did you know

This single bull links three figures and two feats: Minos, Heracles and Theseus, who killed it at Marathon.

Connections

  • In Theron, Priest of the Underworld's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Elena, Huntress of Artemis (Aegean of Heroes) — grade S: 25% · grade A: 25% · grade B: 14% · grade C: 9.1%
  • Campaign drop: Theron, Priest of the Underworld (Aegean of Heroes) — grade S: 17% · grade A: 17% · grade B: 17% · grade C: 17% · grade D: 17%
  • Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 100 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. CRETAN BULL (Tauros Kretaios) - Labour of Heracles in Greek Mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  2. The Library, Book 2 — Pseudo-Apollodorus (trans. J. G. Frazer), Theoi Classical Texts Library
  3. Pasiphaë (World History Encyclopedia) — Liana Miate