what is the name of this civilization refers to?
The term "Minoan" refers to the mythical King Minos of Knossos.
Minoan civilization
The term "Minoan" refers to the mythical King Minos of Knossos.
who wrote parallel lives of greek and roman mythic and historic figures UNANSWERABLE what literary sources depicted this  greek mythology? Among the earliest literary sources are Homer's two epic poems, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey". what about archaeological sources? The discovery of the Mycenaean civilization by the German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in the nineteenth century  and Minoan civilization  provided archaeological evidence what was the time span of the second civilization you just mentioned? 3000 BC to1100 BC.
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Minoan civilization [SEP] Etymology
The term "Minoan" refers to the mythical King Minos of Knossos. Its origin is debated, but it is commonly attributed to archeologist Arthur Evans (1851–1941). Minos was associated in Greek mythology with the labyrinth. However, Karl Hoeck had already used the title "Das Minoische Kreta" in 1825 for volume two of his "Kreta"; this appears to be the first known use of the word "Minoan" to mean "ancient Cretan". Evans probably read Hoeck's book, and continued using the term in his writings and findings: "To this early civilization of Crete as a whole I have proposed—and the suggestion has been generally adopted by the archaeologists of this and other countries—to apply the name 'Minoan'." Evans said that he applied it, not invented it.