Crete is a large Greek island located in the Mediterranean Sea. The crossword solutions for the term CRETE are CANEA (5 letters), TALOS (5 letters), IDA (3 letters), MINOS (5 letters), MINOAN (6 letters), and ICARUS (6 letters). CANEA is an ancient city on the north coast of Crete, while TALOS was a giant bronze automaton created by Hephaestus to protect the island. IDA is the highest mountain on Crete, and MINOS was a legendary king of Crete who had a labyrinth built to contain the Minotaur. MINOAN refers to the Bronze Age civilization that flourished on Crete from around 2000 to 1400 BC, while ICARUS is a figure from Greek mythology who attempted to escape from Crete by flying with wings made of feathers and wax.