Cnossus

How to use Cnossus in a sentence

• There is a great town there, Cnossus, where Minos reigned who every nine years had a conference with Jove himself.

  The Odyssey | Homer

• The extraordinary importance of Khyan was further shown by the discovery of his name on a jar-lid at Cnossus in Crete.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2 | Various

• It has also participated in the exploration of Cnossus and other important sites in Crete.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 | Various

• Furthermore he wrought a green, like that which Daedalus once made in Cnossus for lovely Ariadne.

  The Iliad | Homer

• Cnossus was also assigned as the site of the labyrinth in which the Minotaur was confined.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 | Various