Can the myth of the Labyrinth of Knossos be explained by the Minoan civilization? This article examines the evidence.

who lauded King Minos and Crete in their mythology. Linear B, the Cretan writing system adopted by the Mycenaeans, would be the basis for the Greek in which the poet Homer would write his two ...

Is this the chicest adult-only hotel on the Greek isles? - A five-star haven on Greece’s largest island is designed for those ...

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 ...

In the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete, a throne room built during the 15th century BC is considered the oldest such room ...

Under Minos, the Cretan army and navy flourished, and from his throne in Knossos, one of the oldest known Greek cities, Minos controlled most of the islands of the Aegean Sea. Recognizing this ...

The Minoans were the first great Greek civilisation ... They were known as the Minoans after their legendary king, Minos. Image caption, This is the Great Palace of Knossos on the island of ...