Myths about Knossos

Glaucus, the young son of King Minos of Crete, tragically drowns in a storage jar filled with honey. The seer Polyidus is tasked by the king to find the boy and, eventually, to restore him to life. Through the observation of a snake using a miraculous herb to revive its mate, Polyidus discovers the secret to resurrection and successfully brings the prince back from the dead.

Glaucus, the young son of King Minos, accidentally drowns in a large pithos of honey while playing in the palace storerooms. Through the wisdom of the seer Polyidus and the observation of a magical herb used by a serpent, the boy is miraculously restored to life. The myth explores themes of resurrection, the weight of prophecy, and the fleeting nature of divine knowledge.

Following his ascent to the throne of Crete, King Minos fails to honor a sacred vow to Poseidon, leading to a divine curse upon his wife, Queen Pasiphae. Cursed with an unnatural passion for a white bull, Pasiphae enlists the inventor Daedalus to help her, resulting in the birth of the monstrous Minotaur. To hide the shame of the half-man, half-bull creature, Minos commissions the...

Upon returning from the Trojan War, King Idomeneus of Crete was caught in a terrifying storm and vowed to sacrifice the first living thing he saw to Poseidon if he survived. To his horror, the first person to greet him on the shores of Crete was his own son, whom he was then forced to sacrifice. This act led to a devastating plague and the king's eventual exile to Italy, serving as a grim...

The Athenian hero Theseus travels to Crete to end a gruesome tribute where seven young men and seven young women are sacrificed to the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull monster living in a complex Labyrinth. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne and a ball of golden thread, Theseus navigates the maze, slays the beast, and leads his people to freedom, though the journey ends in tragedy...