Crete

The Greek myths were presented to Rome via the Classical Culture - Ionian and Attic. As such, they share the bias of Ionia and Athens. Arcadia and Cyprus, to a point.

From a Balkan viewpoint, Crete is the world turned upside-down. In the north, summer and winter have the connotations we know in North America. In Crete, "winter" is the good season, with pomegranates, and flowering plants including the narcissus.

Old European Culture proposes an ancient war between Crete and the Greeks, which Crete - at first - won. (Until they didn't.) Athens remembered how Minos abducted mainlanders for the labyrinth.

Another myth was the abduction of Persephone. O.E.C. notes that the Persephone myth is full of Cretan imagery.

Seen from outside, Crete stole fertility from the Balkans like Minos stole young men. Crete's true king was the Lord Of Hell - he was Hades.