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

Though the details of his kingship, and the truth of his existence, have been muddled by time, Minos has long been associated with the tale of the Minotaur. As punishment for refusing to sacrifice ...

But King Minos and his people had a problem - the Minotaur, a creature part-man, part-bull, which rampaged throughout the palace killing those it caught. Deadalus creates a labyrinth - a maze ...

According to Greek legend, Athens founder and king, Theseus, found himself in a labyrinth where he was to do battle with the ...

Minos's wife in turn had conceived an unnatural passion for a very beautiful bull and the fruit of that obsession was the Minotaur, half-man, half-bull. Minos was so ashamed of his monstrous ...

According to legend, it was also home to the mythical Minotaur of King Minos. The site was restored extensively by the famous archaeologist Arthur Evans in the early 1900s. Since then, it has ...