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A definition or brief description of Crete.

A large island in the Mediterranean Sea south of Greece and Turkey; politically part of Greece

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	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 [[Athens\|Athenian]] [[hero]] [[~~Theseus~~]] ~~who used string to find his way out~~ of the maze. Not much is known about the [[linguistics\|languages]] of early Minoan [[civilization]] which are called [[Linear A]] and [[Linear B]], but are believed to be the precursors to the [[Greek (language)\|Greek language]].		A large [[island]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] south of [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]]; politically part of Greece