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  2. Knossos - Wikipedia

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    The myth of the Minotaur tells that Theseus, a prince from Athens, whose father was an ancient Greek king named Aegeus, the basis for the name of the Greek sea (the Aegean Sea), sailed to Crete, where he was forced to fight a terrible creature called the Minotaur. The Minotaur was a half man, half bull, and was kept in the Labyrinth – a ...

  3. Knossos (modern history) - Wikipedia

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    The ruins at Knossos were discovered in either 1877 or 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos, a Cretan merchant and antiquarian. There are basically two accounts of the tale, one deriving from a letter written by Heinrich Schliemann in 1889, to the effect that in 1877 the "Spanish Consul," Minos K., excavated "in five places." Schliemann's observations ...

  4. History of Crete - Wikipedia

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    The Bull-Leaping Fresco from Knossos showing bull-leaping, c. 1450 BC; probably, the dark skinned figure is a man and the two light skinned figures are women. The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia.

  5. Category:Archaeological sites in Crete - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Crete (29 P) C. ... Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Crete" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 ...

  6. Lato - Wikipedia

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    Lato (Ancient Greek: Λατώ, romanized: Latṓ) [1] was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the village of Kritsa.

  7. Zakros - Wikipedia

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    Zakros (Greek: Ζάκρος also Zakro or Kato Zakro) is a Minoan archaeological site on the eastern coast of Crete in Lasithi, Greece.It is regarded as one of the six Minoan palaces, and its protected harbor and strategic location made it an important commercial hub for trade to the east.