El Greco's homeland (5 letters)

{ Answer }

CRETE

{ Related Clues }

Canea's island
Home of Icarus
Home of the Minotaur
Iraklion's locale
Kingdom of Minos
Mediterranean island
Minos' island
Minos' kingdom
Minotaur's island
Minotaur's land
Site of Cnossus
Aegean vacation locale
El Greco's birthplace
Greece's largest island
Labyrinth site in mythology
Mt. Ida's island
Sea of ___, south of the Cyclades
Setting for Theseus and the Minotaur
Where Minos reigned
Where the Minotaur menaced
Where Suda Bay is
Where Zeus took Europa
___ chore of habit (usual job in Canea?)
Where Sir Arthur Evans excavated

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer CRETE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.

{ Definition }

CRETE as a noun:

1. (Crete, Kriti) = the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC