MINOS II, the current Minos, took over. But Minos had brothers who objected to his claim. Minos, though, insisted that the gods always intended him to be king, and to prove it he offered up a prayer to Poseidon. “Send a bull from the sea, my lord Poseidon,” he cried, “so that my brothers may know Crete is mine. I will sacrifice the bull in your name and venerate you always.”
