In one popular myth, Minos demands that Athens send 14 Athenian youths to Crete ... of a bull adorns the north entrance of the Palace of Knossos. Bull imagery saturates Cretan art, appearing ...

"Taking the bull by the horns ... That was Homer, singing the praises of Crete, prosperous and cosmopolitan, and of its great king Minos. Now in Greek myth, Minos had a very complex relationship ...

The pair of stunning gold cups, called the “Vapheio Cups,” are considered masterpieces of ancient Greek art. The expertly crafted gold objects were found at the Vapheio tholos tomb in Lakonia, Greece ...