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... that were used for the same purpose we use our signature. They were very small and pretty. We saw the seal ring of king Minos which was interesting. Most of the materials used (like gold) were imported from Egypt, but crafted in Greece.
Some of the ...
Irakleion, Greece
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King Minos
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Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
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... as the Egyptians so they were influenced accordingly and have many similarities.
This palace is where the legend of King Minos originates from. The king and the labyrinth with the minotaur.. if anyone knows that Greek mythology story.. I ...
Heraklion, Greece
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... time, but the main interest is up on the hill about 5 km from Iraklio.
Knossos is the supposed "palace" of mythical King Minos, whose name became the name of the civilization associated first with the site, the Minoans. They flourished in Knossos ...
Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
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... origin of the word labyrinth. In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull ...
Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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... of Greece. There was Poseiden's (sp) Temple, who is the Greek god of the Sea. That is also the look out point where King Minos looked for his son Thesius, who killed the Mineutar (which was half man and half bull). Every year, 7 maidens and 7 young men ...
Porto Rafti, Greece
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