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

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient labyrinth-like structure with a mysterious purpose on a hill in Crete during construction, photos show. Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports Buried ...

In his Natural History, the naturalist Pliny the Elder (d. 79 CE) describes four ancient labyrinths—in Egypt, Crete, Lemnos, and Italy—all of which seem to have been enclosed multicursal complexes, ...

The Greek government says an airport radar installation on a Cretan hilltop won’t harm a recently discovered Proto-Minoan labyrinth-like monument at the same site, but local authorities and residents ...

The youthful human sacrifices sent begrudgingly to Crete by the Athenians were forced, unarmed, into the intricate labyrinth, and either made short work of by the murderous Minotaur or would wander ...

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