Softcover/Paperback - - Condition: Good - Bob Mathias in 'MINOTAUR: THE WILD BEAST OF CRETE'; original black and white 8' x 10' movie still. The monster is venerated as a god, and to. The island of Crete lives in fear of the Minotaur, a dreadful beast trapped inside a labyrinth under the royal palace. . Based on the Greek legend of Theseus, a hero from Athens who is said to have slain the Minotaur, a deadly, godlike beast living inside a labyrinth on the island. The wild beast appears on the reels and stomps out respins if he lands on a winning line, while the 3 gold coins trigger an equally fast and fierce free spins. theseus and the stretcher. The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete ().