 He lived at Knossos for periods of nine years, where he received instruction from Zeus in the legislation which he gave to the island.He was the author of the Cretan constitution and the founder of its naval supremacy.On the Athenian stage Minos is a cruel tyrant, the heartless exactor of the tribute of Athenian youths to feed to the Minotaur; in revenge for the death of his son Androgeus during a riot (see Theseus).