Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed. Many myths and legends of Crete center around King Minos, son of the god Zeus ...

Minoan Bull Leaper (made around 3,500 years ago ... He was the son of Zeus, king of the gods, but in order to father him, Zeus had turned himself into a bull. Minos's wife in turn had conceived ...