Kingdom of Candia (Crete)
Kingdom of Candia (Crete)
The Realm or Kingdom of Candia is currently the official name of Crete as an overseas island colony of the Republic of Venice. The island is commonly known as Candia after its capital.
- Coat of arms/Flag
- Capital City- Candia
- Common Languages – Greek (Cretan Greek), Venetian, Latin
- Religion(s) – Roman Catholicism (official), Greek Orthodoxy (popular)
- Government – Colony
- Legislature –
- Current Ruler – Duke Minos
- Other Notable residents – Daedalus, Icarus
- Other Notable monsters – Cretan Bulls, The Minotaur of Crete, Demon Lord Baphomet, Minotaurs, Talos,
- Currency – Venetian coins
Minoa is ruled by king Minos a gigantic white furred albino minotaur, the palace is an elaborate maze-like construction designed by the captured human architect Daedalus and his son Icarus.
Culture
Male minotaurs wear loincloths and kilts. Females wear patterned robes with geometric designs that are open to the navel with short sleeves and flounced skirts. They raise sheep, pigs, goats, and grow wheat, barley, vetch, chickpeas, cultivate grapes figs, olives, and grow poppies, for poppyseed and opium. They domesticate bees, and have adopted pomegranates and quinces.
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