Explore: Cretan Mythology

In Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull (Ancient Greek: Κρὴς ταῦρος, romanized: Krḕs taûros) was the bull Pasiphaë fell in love with, giving birth to the

the mother of the Minotaur. Her husband, Minos, failed to sacrifice the Cretan Bull to Poseidon as he had promised. Poseidon then cursed Pasiphaë to fall

or Ῥεία [r̥ěː.aː]) is a mother goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Titan daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus,

sister of Alcon, Dias and probably, of Canethus and Chalcodon. Arethusa, a Cretan woman, whose son was killed in the Trojan War. She was married to Thersander

should not be confused with the Cretan Bull that fathered the Minotaur and was captured by Heracles. Roman mythology adopted the tale of the Raptus, also

In Greek mythology, Ariadne (/ˌæriˈædni/ ; Ancient Greek: Ἀριάδνη; Latin: Ariadne) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos of Crete. There are

In Greek mythology, Amalthea or Amaltheia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμάλθεια) is the figure most commonly identified as the nurse of Zeus during his infancy. She

Telemachus. Cerberus, the multi-headed hound of the Underworld. Cerberus, a Cretan man who along with three others (Aegolius, Celeus and Laius) attempted to

twin were born was Ortygia. In ancient Cretan history, Leto was worshipped at Phaistos, and in Cretan mythology, Leto gave birth to Apollo and Artemis

In Greek mythology, Daedalus (UK: /ˈdiːdələs/, US: /ˈdɛdələs/ ; Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: Daedalus; Etruscan: Taitale) was a skillful architect and craftsman