Cretan cycle of myths

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mythological cycle set of ancient Greek myths

The Cretan cycle of myths is a group of ancient Greek legends centered on the island of Crete, featuring figures like King Minos, Theseus, and the Minotaur, and exploring themes of power, sacrifice, and heroic adventure.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cretan cycle 1
Cretan cycle of Greek mythology 1
Cretan cycle of myths canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological cycle ⓘ
set of ancient Greek myths ⓘ
associatedWithCity Knossos NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Minoan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithStructure labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
surface form: Labyrinth of Knossos
exploresConcept fate and prophecy ⓘ
hubris ⓘ
featuresCharacter Androgeus ⓘ
Ariadne ⓘ
Daedalus ⓘ
Europa ⓘ
Glaucus (son of Minos) ⓘ
Icarus ⓘ
Minos ⓘ
surface form: King Minos

Minotaur ⓘ
Pasiphaë ⓘ
surface form: Pasiphae

Phaedra ⓘ
Talos ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
focusesOn interaction between mortals and gods ⓘ
relations between Crete and Athens ⓘ
hasMainTheme heroic adventure ⓘ
power ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
hasMotif betrayal and abandonment ⓘ
divine punishment ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ
labyrinth or maze ⓘ
monster slaying ⓘ
royal legitimacy ⓘ
sea voyages ⓘ
includesMyth Icarus ⓘ
surface form: myth of Daedalus and Icarus

myth of Europa and the bull ⓘ
myth of Pasiphae and the bull ⓘ
myth of Talos the bronze giant ⓘ
myth of Theseus and the Labyrinth ⓘ
myth of the Minotaur ⓘ
myths of King Minos and his sons ⓘ
influenced European literature ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
surface form: Roman mythology

later Greek tragedy ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainLocation Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Greek mythology ⓘ
relatedTo Theseus cycle of myths ⓘ
heroic age of Greek mythology ⓘ
timePeriodOfDevelopment Classical Greece ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin Archaic Greece ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

labyrinth of the Minotaur → partOf → Cretan cycle of myths ⓘ
subject surface form: Labyrinth of the Minotaur
Pasiphaë → mythType → Cretan cycle of myths ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cretan cycle
Deucalion (son of Minos) → mythologicalTradition → Cretan cycle of myths ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cretan mythology
Athenian tribute of youths and maidens → partOf → Cretan cycle of myths ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cretan cycle of Greek mythology