In Greek mythology, King Asterion of Crete was the husband of Europa and stepfather of her children by Zeus, Minos, Rhadamanthus and Sarpedon. When he died, he gave his kingdom to Minos, who promptly banished his brothers.
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... with absolute governmental power, from the Greek language turannos. In Classical Antiquity[?] it did not always have inherently negative implications, it merely ...