<P> The term `` Minoan '' , which refers to the mythical King Minos , originally described the pottery of the period . Minos was associated in Greek mythology with the labyrinth and the Minotaur , which Evans identified with the site at Knossos ( the largest Minoan site ) . According to Homer , Crete once had 90 cities . </P>
<P> The term `` Minoan '' , which refers to the mythical King Minos , originally described the pottery of the period . Minos was associated in Greek mythology with the labyrinth and the Minotaur , which Evans identified with the site at Knossos ( the largest Minoan site ) . According to Homer , Crete once had 90 cities . </P>
a ruined city on crete centre of the minoan bronze age civilisation
a ruined city on crete centre of the minoan bronze age civilisation
Knossos
Knossos