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Crete
[ kreet ]
noun
- a Greek island in the Mediterranean, southeast of mainland Greece. 3,235 sq. mi. (8,380 sq. km). : Canea. Formerly Candia.
- Sea of Crete, a part of the south Aegean Sea lying between the Cyclades Islands and Crete.
Crete
/ ː /
noun
- a mountainous island in the E Mediterranean, the largest island of Greece: of archaeological importance for the ruins of Minoan civilization. Pop: 601 131 (2001). Area: 8331 sq km (3216 sq miles) Modern Greek nameKríti
Crete
- Island in southeastern Greece in the Mediterranean Sea .
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The Phaistos Disc from Crete - a mysterious, fired clay disc from the Minoan civilisation - "closely mirrors the Indus script's challenges - its language is unknown, and only one known example exists".
Blame the irresponsible British teenagers who’ve arrived in Crete solely to get drunk and screw.
In some, such as Vilcabamba, Ecuador, or the Greek island of Crete, Poulain couldn’t find robust data to support the claim.
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur — with the head of a bull and body of a man — was imprisoned at the center of a labyrinth in Crete and ate anyone who couldn’t find their way out.
“Our wreck suggests a seagoing exchange was conducted west out of Syria and Canaan to southern Cyprus, Crete and other Greek lands.”
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