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Mysterious 4,000-year-old 'palace' with maze-like walls found on Greek island of Crete
Between about 3000 and 1100 B.C., the Minoans created one of the first complex European cultures on the island of Crete ... the mythological King Minos. The ancient palace Knossos is the ...
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The Palace of Knossos
A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful frescoes, the Palace of Knossos is a testament ... it was also home to the mythical Minotaur of King Minos. The site was restored extensively by ...
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The Ancient Greeks From Crete Who Founded a City in South Asia
Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in ...
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Rise and Fall of the Mighty Minoans
including the magnificent Palace of Knossos, seat of the legendary King Minos. More recent archaeological digs have demonstrated that Crete was widely urbanized during this period and that Knossos ...
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Idomeneus, the King of Crete Who Fought in the Trojan War
King Idomeneus was the ruler of Crete in the time of the Trojan War, and he participated in that event according to Greek ...
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4,000 Years Later, the Minotaur Bares Its Fangs Beneath Crete
Set in the northwest corner of Crete’s Kastelli ... Named for the legendary King Minos, the palace exemplifies Minoan palatial architecture, explained the Jerusalem Post, “centered around ...
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3. Theseus and the Minotaur
Deadalus creates a labyrinth - a maze - under the palace and ... they arrive in Crete the Athenians are locked in a cell. Later that evening Ariadne - the daughter of King Minos - arrives in ...