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The palace of knossos, excavated by sir arthur evans, is purported to be the basis of an ancient greek myth, which tells the story of __________.

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In Greek mythology, King Minos, who was the son of Zeus and Europa, lived at the Palace of Knossos. He ordered a skilled craftsman named Daedalus to build a labyrinth to keep his son, the Minotaur, who was half bull and half man. Sir.Arthur Evans began the excavation in Knossos in 1900 AD and continued for 35 years.
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