Deep inside the Labyrinth on the island of Crete lived a Minotaur, a monster half man, half bull. Imprisoned there by his stepfather, King Minos of Crete, he dined on human flesh supplied by the ...

Set in the northwest corner […] The post 4,000 Years Later, the Minotaur Bares Its Fangs Beneath Crete... InsideHook. 4,000 ... a proto-Greek entity which established itself on Crete around 3000 ...

In Greek myths, Taurus represents the Minotaur, kept by King Minos of Crete, whose kingdom was in the Mediterranean. As the story is told, Poseidon, the sea-king-god, was angry with Minos and ...

When their astonishing ruins were excavated in the 19th century, the Minoans were named after the mythical king Minos of Greek legends, who kept a Minotaur in a labyrinth under his palace at ...

The great Minoan city dates from 2000BC and we learned about myths, legends, heroes, Theseus and the mythical beast the Minotaur. The vast palace is like a labyrinth, and on the horizon you see ...

Last fall, my friend and I chose to visit Crete, Greece, over more popular destinations.; The island, known in mythology as the home of the Minotaur, offered plenty of attractions. After visiting ...

Those familiar with Greek mythology would immediately perk up at the mention of Crete on the Aegean Sea. For, it is related to one of the most ferocious mythical monsters, the Minotaur.

He is told that the city must send a human tribute of seven young men and seven maidens to Crete, where they are to be put into a maze called the labyrinth and devoured by a fearsome creature ...

Phaistos Disk: 3,000-year-old inscriptions from Crete that have never been deciphered. News. ... who kept a Minotaur in a labyrinth under his palace at Knossos on Crete, ...