: Re: What's the rule on revealing something to the audience, but not the characters? This is a common problem I have writing fantasy. Most of the trouble comes from revealing a monster, but for

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Maybe the viewpoint character could refer to the minotaur as 'the beast' or 'the monster'? Meanwhile, you could indicate to the readers that it is a minotaur by describing its appearance in such a way that it is fairly obvious. For example, you could say something like:
I spun around to see a hulking beast standing behind me. The monster had the head of a bull, but when it opened its mouth I could see sharp, blood-covered teeth inside. Though it stood on two legs and had arms like a human, it was covered in shaggy brown fur and had hooves instead of feet. The beast growled, then charged, thrusting forward wickedly sharp horns.

Just an idea. You may want to look at a few Rick Riordan books; he does an excellent job of describing mythological creatures.

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