At the Palaces of Knossos Author:Nikos Kazantzakis Blending historical fact and classical myth, Kazantzakis relates the story of Theseus, Ariadne, King Minos, and the Minotaur into a gripping and vivid adventure story of the ancient kingdom of Minoan Crete in its final days, about to be conquered and supplanted by the emergent city-state of Athens.