Crete/Definition

A large island in the Mediterranean Sea south of Greece which was the site of the Minoan civilization. In stories from Greek mythology, King Minos had a Minotaur inside a giant labyrinth, but it was killed by the Athenian hero Theseus who used string to find his way out of the maze. Not much is known about the languages of early Minoan civilization which are called Linear A and Linear B, but are believed to be the precursors to the Greek language.