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The Ray Harryhausen Centenary Photo Quiz

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger featured a minaton (a metal minotaur). In Greek mythology, the minotaur was a cattle-human hybrid, with the head and tail of a bull, and the body of a man. My memory of the movie was that the minaton was gold, but I see numerous sources referring to him as made of bronze. Whatever, in some scenes the minaton is played by 'a man in a suit', but in others, Ray Harryhausen animates the character.

Photo: a Shetland Cow, Petershill Local Nature Reserve, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

Location: Petershill Local Nature Reserve, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

Photographer: Jason Gilchrist

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger featured a minaton (a metal minotaur). In Greek mythology, the minotaur was a cattle-human hybrid, with the head and tail of a bull, and the body of a man. My memory of the movie was that the minaton was gold, but I see numerous sources referring to him as made of bronze. Whatever, in some scenes the minaton is played by 'a man in a suit', but in others, Ray Harryhausen animates the character.

Photo: a Shetland Cow, Petershill Local Nature Reserve, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

Location: Petershill Local Nature Reserve, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

Photographer: Jason Gilchrist