Minos (Legendary ruler of Crete

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• Minos — /muy neuhs, nos/, n. Class. Myth. a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth. * * * In Greek legend, a king of Crete, the son of Zeus and Europa. He gained the throne with the aid of Poseidon and also became ruler of the Aegean… …   Universalium

• Minos — Mi•nos [[t]ˈmaɪ nəs, nɒs[/t]] n. myt a legendary ruler of Crete who ordered Daedalus to build a labyrinth to house the Minotaur …   From formal English to slang

• Crete — /kreet/, n. Also called Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 456,642; 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Cap.: Canea. * * * Greek Kríti ancient Creta Island (pop., 2001: 601,159) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and an… …   Universalium

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• ANCIENT AEGEAN ARCHITECTURE —    Before the dawn of Ancient Greece, a vibrant Neolithic and then Bronze Age society thrived in several different cultures found along the Aegean Sea. The Aegean is home to many clusters of islands, and the earliest known Aegean culture,… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

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• Aegean civilizations — The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished с 3000–1000 BC in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They included Crete, the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia, Thrace, and western …   Universalium

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