Crete the biggest Greek Island

Crete is Greece's biggest island situated in the southern Aegean Sea adjoining Europe, Asia and Africa on three continents. Crete is a country of excellent history that can be traced back to the first legends and myths. According to Greek mythology, Crete was the birthplace of Zeus "The Father of Gods and Humans" who later kidnapped Phoenicia Europa's lovely nymph and relocated it to Crete. She then gave birth to Minos through marriage bliss, who then became the "King of the Minoans" and King of the first European civilization named after his mom Europa, who gave her name to the continent known as Europe.