Ancient evidence suggests that Talos, the protector of ancient Crete in Greek mythology, actually represents a remnant of Minoans.
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Matthew Sears is an associate professor of classics and ancient history at the University of New Brunswick. Crete, Greece’s southernmost region and largest island, should be on everyone’s bucket list.