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What was the name of the legendary palace of king Minos?
Knossos.
What was the largest Minoan palace?
Minoans lived on Crete. They got their name from their legendary king, Minos. Minos built a large palace in Knossos. It was said to be so huge that you could easily lose your way. Some historians say that the palace itself was the famous labyrinth (you know, where the Minotaur lived).
Why is the term Labyrinth appropriate for the Palace of Knossos?
The legend is that the builder Daedalus built it as a maze to house the mythical Minotaur - half man, half bull, at the palace of King Minos at Knossos in Crete.
Who was Minoan civilization named after?
The Minoan Civilisation was named after the mythical King Minos. Knossos Palace - Crete. During the Middle Period.
Who put the Minotaur in Knossos palace?
Queen Pasiphaë mated with a bull and bore the Minotaur. When King Minos understood he could not be its father, he imprisoned the Minotaur in the labyrinth.
What was the name of the legendary palace of king Minos?
Knossos.
What was the largest Minoan palace?
Minoans lived on Crete. They got their name from their legendary king, Minos. Minos built a large palace in Knossos. It was said to be so huge that you could easily lose your way. Some historians say that the palace itself was the famous labyrinth (you know, where the Minotaur lived).
Why is the term Labyrinth appropriate for the Palace of Knossos?
The legend is that the builder Daedalus built it as a maze to house the mythical Minotaur - half man, half bull, at the palace of King Minos at Knossos in Crete.
Where was the labyrinth that housed the Minotaur located?
The Island of Crete in the city of Knossos under King Minos' palace.
What description would best fit the Palace of Minos at Knossos?
It was built for a religious purpose around 1900 BC.
Who was Minoan civilization named after?
The Minoan Civilisation was named after the mythical King Minos. Knossos Palace - Crete. During the Middle Period.
Where did the Minotaur live?
In the labyrinth at Knossos palace, Crete. King Minos had Daedalus (the best architect ever lived) to build a labyrinth (a complicated maze,one you will never escape) to hold his step-son, the Minotaur. So the Minotaur resides in the Labyrinth. In the labyrinth beneath King Minos' Palace in Knossos. He did not live long.
Who put the Minotaur in Knossos palace?
Queen Pasiphaë mated with a bull and bore the Minotaur. When King Minos understood he could not be its father, he imprisoned the Minotaur in the labyrinth.
What city did King Minos live in?
Knossos, Crete.
What ancient structures is a citadel city that depended on cyclopean masonry for its construction and was entered through a massive Lion Gate?
the palace of minos at knossos IS WRONGThe correct answer is: Mycenae
Which king did Daedalus outwit?
King Minos of Knossos in Crete.
Who is the legendary ruler of Crete's ancient Knossos?
King Minos
