The document summarizes three ancient Greek civilizations: 1) The Minoan civilization arose on Crete between 2700-1500 BC and was a advanced Bronze Age civilization rediscovered in the early 1900s. 2) The Mycenaean civilization flourished around 1600-1100 BC in Greece and included important sites like Mycenae, Athens, Pylos and Thebes. It is the historical setting of ancient Greek literature. 3) In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a half-man, half-bull monster that lived in the Cretan Labyrinth, built by Daedalus to hold it. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the hero These

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2. MINOAN CIVILIZATION The Minoan civilization, a Bronze Age civilization, arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans. Will Durant referred to it as "the first link in the European chain.

3. MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION Mycenaean Greece (c. 1600 BC – c. 1100 BC) is a cultural period of Ancient Greece taking its name from the archaeological site of Mycenae in northeastern Argolis, in the Peloponnese of southern Greece. Athens, Pylos, Thebes, and Tiryns are also important Mycenaean sites. The last phase of the Bronze Age in Ancient Greece, it is the historical setting of much ancient Greek literature and myth, including the epics of Homer.

4. THE LEGEND OF THE MINOTAUR In Greek mythology, the Minotaur. Minotaurus, as the Greeks imagined him, was a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man or, as described by Ovid, "part man and part bull. "He dwelt at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction built for King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus who were ordered to build it to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus. Theseus was the son of Aethra, and fathered by both Poseidon and Aegeu

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