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According to the Odyssey (Book XIX l. 203, as interpreted by Plato in Laws 624), Minos consulted with Zeus every nine years. He got his laws straight from Zeus himself. When Minos' son Androgeos won the Panathenaic Games, the king, Aegeus, sent him to Marathon to fight a bull, resulting in the death of Androgeos.
The story of King Minos can be said to have begun with the famous story of the Abduction of Europa by Zeus. For in this tale, Zeus, in the form of a bull, took Europa from the shoreline of Phoenicia, and landed with her upon the island of Crete.
Minos, legendary ruler of Crete; he was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and of Europa, a Phoenician princess and personification of the continent of Europe. Minos obtained the Cretan throne by the aid of the Greek god Poseidon, and from Knossos (or Gortyn) he gained control over the Aegean.
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Minos was a mythical king in the island of Crete, the son of Zeus and Europa. He was famous for creating a successful code of laws; in fact, it was so grand that after his death, Minos became one of the three judges of the dead in the underworld.
Jul 24, 2024 · King Minos, born from the god Zeus and princess Europa, became a mighty ruler of Crete. Minos built the Palace of Knossos, a grand symbol of his power and cultural prosperity. His relationship with gods, especially Zeus and Poseidon, played a crucial part in his rule.
Homer, in the Odyssey, writes that he was one of three sons of Europa, a princess of the Phonecians, and Zeus, the king of the gods. Asterion was king of Crete at the time and adopted the three boys, choosing Minos as his successor. The new king later banished his brothers from Crete.
May 9, 2022 · According to Greek mythology, Minos was one of the sons of the Greek god Zeus, the king of the Olympian gods, and the Phoenician princess, Europa. When Zeus became enamored with the beautiful woman, much to the chagrin of his lawful wife, Hera, he turned himself into a beautiful bull.
