WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Knossos, also spelled Cnossus, city in ancient Crete, capital of the legendary king Minos, and the principal centre of the Minoan, the earliest of the Aegean civilizations (see Minoan civilization).

Detailed explanation-2: -In Greek mythology, King Minos dwelt in a palace at Knossos. He had Daedalus construct a labyrinth, a very large maze (by some connected with the double-bladed axe, or labrys) in which to retain his son, the Minotaur.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Minotaur was a half-man, half-bull and was kept in the Labyrinth – a maze – by King Minos, ruler of Crete, who lived in his palace at Knossos.