The "Historical Library" of Diodorus of Sicily (circa 90-21 BC) sets out the oldest semi-legendary history of Greece: stories about the abduction of Europe, about King Minos and his artist Daedalus, about the exploits of Hercules, about the campaign of the Argonauts, about the wanderings of Odysseus. The work of Diodorus is one of the main sources of knowledge of ancient myths, which - no matter how antastic they may seem - reflect historical reality: contacts of Cretans and Mycenaeans with carriers of ancient eastern civilizations, resettlement of peoples in conditions of natural disasters and destructive invasions.