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Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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  3. Minoan Crete

Minoan Crete

  • Early Crete

  • Minos

  • Crete in Decline

Genealogy: House of Crete

Early Crete

Tectamus

Tectamus

Europa

Europa

Genealogy: House of Crete

Minos

In Greek mythology, Minos (Μίνως) was the greatest king in Crete, with a great empire and the most formidable navy. His empire included the islands in the Aegean Sea, and a sizable territory on mainland Greece. So, of course, Minos' reign was the golden age of Crete.

The following articles explored the life and myth of Minos.

Minos and his Brothers

Minos and his Brothers

Pasiphaë and the Minotaur

Pasiphaë and the Minotaur

Polyeidus and Glaucus

Polyeidus and Glaucus

Daedalus

Daedalus

For Britomartis, see Mother Goddesses.

Genealogy: House of Crete

Crete in Decline

After the death of Minos, his sons shared the islands, but it was a dynasty in decline.

Catreus

Catreus

Idomeneus

Idomeneus

Genealogy: House of Crete

Jimmy Joe Timeless Myths

By Jimmy Joe

Royal Houses:

  • • Aeolids
  • • House of Elis & Calydon
  • • Houses of Argolis
  • • House of Pelops
  • • Minoan Crete
  • • House of Thebes
  • • House of Sparta
  • • House of Athens
  • • Heraclids
  • • House of Troy
  • • Tales of Rome
Crete

Crete

Crete was the largest island in the Aegean Sea, south of the Cyclades . There were many cities built at the time of the Bronze Age civilisation, especially in Cnossus (Knossos), Phaestus (Phaistos), and Mallia, where there were great palaces. The ...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Minos and his Brothers

Minos and his Brothers

Minos (Μίνως) was a son of the god Zeus and Europa , the daughter of King Agenor of Sidon. Minos was also the brother of Rhadamanthys (´Ραδάμανθυν) and Sarpedon (Σαρπηδών). His step-father was Asterius, who was king of Crete. Zeus had brought Euro...

September 22nd, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Houses of Thebes & Crete

Houses of Thebes & Crete

The following two family trees show the two powerful houses of the two kingdoms of Thebes and Crete. Like the Houses of Argolis, they were descendants of the river god Inachus and his daughter Io, and these descendants were known as Inachids, but ...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Pasiphaë and the Minotaur

Pasiphaë and the Minotaur

Minos married Pasiphaë (Πασιφάη), the daughter of the sun-god Helios and the Oceanid Perse . Minos was the father of four sons, Androgeus, Catreus , Deucalion and Glaucus , and four daughters, Acacallis (Acalle), Xenodice, Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη) and Ph...

September 22nd, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Cretan Bull

Cretan Bull

Minos , the king of Crete, prayed to Poseidon to send him a bull so he could honour and sacrifice to the sea god. Poseidon answered the king's prayer by sending a beautiful, white bull from the sea. However, Minos broke his word to the god, refusi...

June 1st, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Daedalus

Daedalus

Talus Daedalus and Icarus Death of Minos Talus Daedalus (Daidalos or Δαίδαλος) was originally an Athenian master craftsman and inventor. Daedalus was the son of Eupalamus and the great grandson of King Erechtheus of Athens. Daedalus was also broth...

September 22nd, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Tectamus

Tectamus

Tectamus was the son of Dorus, son of Hellen . Tectamus married his niece, the daughter of Cretheus, king of Iolcus in Thessaly. Tectamus became the father of Asterius . Tectamus migrated to Crete with his family and followers, and he became the k...

September 22nd, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Minotaur

Minotaur

The Minotaur (Μινώταυρος) was a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. The Minotaur or Asterius (its name at birth) was the son of the Cretan Bull and Pasiphaë (Pasiphae), the wife of King Minos of Crete. Minos confined the Minotau...

June 1st, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Theseus

Theseus

Theseus, or Θησεύς, was the greatest hero from Athens. In many aspects he was like his more famous cousin Heracles , strong and extremely brave. Yet his courage and strength were matched with wisdom and compassion. Early Adventures War of the Lapi...

May 22nd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Aegeus and Theseus

Aegeus and Theseus

Some writers said that Aegeus (Αἐγεύς) was the son of Pandion II, the exiled king of Athens, and Pylia, daughter of Pylas, but the usual tales said that Aegeus was only Pandion's adopted son. This version said that Aegeus was actually the son of S...

January 13th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe

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