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| + | In [[Greek mythology]], the '''Minotaur''' was a creature that was [[half-man]] and half [[bull (mythology)|bull]]. It dwelt in the [[Labyrinth]], which was an elaborate maze constructed by King [[Minos]] of [[Crete]] and designed by the architect [[Daedalus]] to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by [[Theseus]]. | ||
| + | <br>Illustration: ''[[The Minotaur]] ([[1885]]) by [[George Frederic Watts]]]] | ||
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| '''Crete''' is the largest and most populous of the [[Greek islands]], the [[List of islands in the Mediterranean|fifth]]-largest island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and one of the thirteen [[Modern regions of Greece|administrative regions of Greece]]. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits (such as its own [[Mantinada|poetry]], and [[Cretan music|music]]). Crete was the centre of the [[Minoan civilization]], the earliest [[civilization]] in [[Europe]], comprising the first palaces in Europe. | '''Crete''' is the largest and most populous of the [[Greek islands]], the [[List of islands in the Mediterranean|fifth]]-largest island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], and one of the thirteen [[Modern regions of Greece|administrative regions of Greece]]. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits (such as its own [[Mantinada|poetry]], and [[Cretan music|music]]). Crete was the centre of the [[Minoan civilization]], the earliest [[civilization]] in [[Europe]], comprising the first palaces in Europe. | ||
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Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits (such as its own poetry, and music). Crete was the centre of the Minoan civilization, the earliest civilization in Europe, comprising the first palaces in Europe.
See also
- Minoan frescoes depicting dolphins in Queen's Megaron at Knossos
- Cretan dialect
- List of Greek islands
- List of novels set in Crete
- List of rulers of Crete
- Mantinades
- Music of Crete
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