https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merovech
There is little information about him in the later histories of the Franks. Gregory of Tours only names him once as the father of Childeric I but remained vague about his relationship to Chlodio.[3] The Chronicle of Fredegar recounts that Merovech was born after Chlodio's wife encountered a sea creature while bathing in the sea; according to Fredegar it remained unclear whether Merovech's father was the creature or Chlodio.[4][5] Another theory considers this legend to be the creation of a mythological past needed to back up the fast-rising Frankish rule in Western Europe.[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinotaur
The Quinotaur (Latin: Quinotaurus) is a mythical sea creature mentioned in the 7th century Frankish Chronicle of Fredegar. It was held to have fathered Meroveus by attacking the wife of the Frankish king Chlodio and thus, to have sired the line of Merovingian kings.
The name translates from Latin as "bull with five horns", whose attributes have commonly been interpreted as the incorporated symbols of the sea god Neptune with his trident, and the horns of a mythical bull or Minotaur. It is not known whether the legend merged both elements by itself or whether this merger should be attributed to the Christian author.[1] The clerical Latinity of the name does not indicate whether it is a translation of some genuine Frankish creature or a coining.
Minotaur/Quinotaur ….maybe Q has flipped at some point ….kek