Part 1 Hermes tells how Crete was once all-powerful because of the instruments of war created by Deadalus for King Minos. But King Minos and his people had a problem - the Minotaur, a creature ...

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According to legend, it was also home to the mythical Minotaur of King Minos ... Since then, it has become the biggest tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about 3 miles south of Heraklion ...

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur.

Crete is more than just a sun-kissed Mediterranean paradise—it’s an island rich in history, culture and natural beauty. As Greece’s largest island, it blends ancient mythology, Venetian and Ottoman ...

Set on Crete, it was commissioned by King Minos and ... the labyrinth was a place where stone corridors led nowhere, and the infamous Minotaur, half-human, half-beast lurked in the shadows.

he turned instinctively to the palace of Minoan Crete, to that encounter between man and bull that still haunts us all ... the Minotaur. The transcript for this programme will be published when ...

he turned instinctively to the palace of Minoan Crete, to that encounter between man and bull that still haunts us all ... the Minotaur. The transcript for this programme will be published when ...