sentences:  The other was that somewhat later, Minos, king of Crete, having come to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, landed at the mouth of the river Halycus, and founded there a city, to which he gave the name of Minoa; or, according to another version of the story, the city was first established by his followers, after the death of Minos himself.Heraclides Ponticus adds that there was previously a native city on the spot, the name of which was Macara.No intimation is given by Diodorus of the names relating to the same spot.